J70.1

Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 11 never code together

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

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

Instructional notes 10

J70.1code

Inclusion terms

Fibrosis of lung following radiation

Use additional code

code (W88-W90, X39.0-) to identify the external causeW88-W90 W88-W90 X39.0-X39.0-

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 6

Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) J40
- chronic J42
  - due to
    - radiation J70.1
Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) R60.9
- lung J81.1
  - chronic J81.1
    - due to
      - radiation J70.1
Effect, adverse
- radiation (diagnostic) (infrared) (natural source) (therapeutic) (ultraviolet) (X-ray) NOS T66
  - pulmonary manifestations
    - chronic J70.1
  - fibrosis of lung J70.1
Disease, diseased — see also Syndrome
- respiratory (tract) J98.9
  - chronic NOS J98.9
    - due to
      - radiation J70.1
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
- respiratory, upper J06.9
  - due to
    - radiation J70.1
Fibrosis, fibrotic
- lung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) J84.10
  - following radiation J70.1

Alongside this code 7 same parent — J70

J70.0 Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation J70.2 Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disorders J70.3 Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders J70.4 Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified J70.5 Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation J70.8 Respiratory conditions due to oth external agents J70.9 Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent

Medications 2

47 Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive drugs 1 Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

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Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC112 ESRD21HCC112 ESRD24HCC112

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This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: J70
Block: J60-J70
Siblings: 7

Present FY2024–FY2027.