J84.83
J84.83: Surfactant mutations of the lung
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
J84.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for surfactant mutations of the lung. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check J84.83 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above J84.83
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on J84.8: Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J84.83
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
J84.83 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
- A56784Billing and Coding: Pulmonary Stress Testing
- A57205Billing and Coding: Oximetry Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Mutation›surfactant, of lung
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.