Pneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dusts
Billable / specificHCC V28 280
J63.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from J63)
- 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).
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J63)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J63)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J63)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J63)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J63)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J63)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J63)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J63)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J63)
- asthma (J45.-) (from J63)
- malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-) (from J63)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code, where applicable, to identify: (from J63)
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J63)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J63)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J63)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J63)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J63)
- tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J63)
Also known as
- Lead miner's lung
- Pneumoconiosis, dust, inorganic NEC
Parent code
- J63Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dustsHeader