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J84.115

J84.115: Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J84.115 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above J84.115

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on J84.11: Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

  • lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (J84.2)
  • pneumocystis pneumonia (B59)

Written on J84.1: Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis

  • pulmonary fibrosis (chronic) following radiation (J70.1)

Written on J84: Other interstitial pulmonary diseases

  • drug-induced interstitial lung disorders (J70.2-J70.4)
  • interstitial emphysema (J98.2)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J84.115

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on J84: Other interstitial pulmonary diseases

  • lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

Risk adjustment

J84.115 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 280 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disorders, and Other Chronic Lung Disorders0.319 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

J84.115 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A55639Billing and Coding: Chemotherapy Agents for Non-Oncologic Conditions
  • A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
  • A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
  • A56730Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy and Oximetry Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Bronchiolitis›respiratory, interstitial lung disease
  • Disease, diseased›lung›interstitial›respiratory bronchiolitis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under J84.11

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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