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J84.8

J84.8: Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

J84.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • exogenous lipoid pneumonia (J69.1)
  • unspecified lipoid pneumonia (J69.1)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above J84.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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 J84.8

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)

Other codes that can never be billed with J84.8

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • C96.0Multifocal and multisystemic (disseminated) Langerhans-cell histiocytosis
  • J69.1Pneumonitis due to inhalation of oils and essences
  • J84.113Idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
  • J84.116Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
  • E88.89Other specified metabolic disorders

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead J84.8

5 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under J84

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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