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J61

Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30 valid age >= 15
Exclusions 13 never code together
J61code
Excludes1
J60-J70block
Excludes2
  • asthma (J45.-)J45.-
  • malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-)C34.-
J00-J99chapter
Excludes2
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)T59.81-
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 9
J61code
Inclusion terms
  • Asbestosis
J00-J99chapter
Notes
  • 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).J40
Use additional code
  • code, where applicable, to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)Z77.22
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)P96.81
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)Z87.891
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)Z57.31
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)F17.-
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)Z72.0
Index entries leading here 4
  • Amianthosis J61
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) J64
    • asbestos J61
    • mineral fibers NEC J61
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic
    • lung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) J84.10
      • with
        • asbestosis J61
  • Asbestosis (occupational) J61
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required

Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC112 CMS28HCC280 ESRD21HCC112 ESRD24HCC112

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Block
J60-J70

Present FY2024–FY2027.