Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

Note:
When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
Use additional
code, where applicable, to identify:
Use additional
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
Use additional
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
Use additional
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
Use additional
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
Use additional
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
Use additional
tobacco use (Z72.0)
Excludes 2:
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

Excludes 2:
asthma (J45.-)
malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-)
J60 Coalworker's pneumoconiosis
Anthracosilicosis
Anthracosis
Black lung disease
Coalworker's lung
Excludes 1: coalworker pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)
J61 Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers
Asbestosis
Excludes 1: pleural plaque with asbestosis (J92.0)
pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)
J62 Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica [+]
Includes: silicotic fibrosis (massive) of lung
Excludes 1: pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)
J63 Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts [+]
Excludes 1: pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)
J64 Unspecified pneumoconiosis
Excludes 1: pneumonoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)
J65 Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis
Any condition in J60-J64 with tuberculosis, any type in A15
Silicotuberculosis
J66 Airway disease due to specific organic dust [+]
Excludes 2: allergic alveolitis (J67.-)
asbestosis (J61)
bagassosis (J67.1)
farmer's lung (J67.0)
hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust (J67.-)
reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (J68.3)
J67 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust [+]
Includes: allergic alveolitis and pneumonitis due to inhaled organic dust and particles of fungal, actinomycetic or other origin
Excludes 1: pneumonitis due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors (J68.0)
J68 Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors [+]
Code first (T51-T65) to identify cause
Use additional code to identify associated respiratory conditions, such as:
Use additional acute respiratory failure (J96.0-)
J69 Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids [+]
Codes also, if applicable, other types of pneumonias
Excludes 1: neonatal aspiration syndromes (P24.-)
postprocedural pneumonitis (J95.4)
J70 Respiratory conditions due to other external agents [+]

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