ICD-10-CM Code J70
Respiratory conditions due to other external agents
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code J70 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of J70 that describes the diagnosis 'respiratory conditions due to other external agents' in more detail.
- J70 Respiratory conditions due to other external agents NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE J70.0 Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
- BILLABLE J70.1 Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
- BILLABLE J70.2 Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
- BILLABLE J70.3 Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
- BILLABLE J70.4 Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified
- BILLABLE J70.5 Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation
- BILLABLE J70.8 Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents
- BILLABLE J70.9 Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent
The ICD code J70 is used to code Respiratory disease
Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms, and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, pleura and pleural cavity, and the nerves and muscles of breathing. Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting, such as the common cold, to life-threatening entities like bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and lung cancer.
| Specialty: | Pulmonology |
| MeSH Codes: | D012140, D012140, D012140, D012140, D012140, D012140 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 460, 470, 480, 490, 500, 519 |
Micrograph of an emphysematous lung; emphysema is a common respiratory disease, strongly associated with smoking. H&E stain.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'J70 - Respiratory conditions due to other external agents'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code J70. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.