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J84.84

J84.84: Other interstitial lung diseases of childhood

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

J84.84 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other interstitial lung diseases of childhood. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above J84.84

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on J84.8: Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases

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

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 J84.84

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

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 J84.84

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under J84.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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