J60-J70 — Lung diseases due to external agents
Every ICD-10-CM code in this range and the PDGM clinical group CMS assigns to it, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.1.26.
Codes in range
45
No clinical group
12
A period cannot be grouped from these.
Barred as primary
0
CMS rejects these in the primary position.
Where these codes group
33 of the 45 codes in J60-J70 group to MMTA - Respiratory. A further 12 are assigned no clinical group at all, which means a 30-day period cannot be grouped from them.
Every code in J60-J70
Descriptions are CMS’s own, abbreviated as CMS abbreviates them.
| Code | Description | Clinical group | Primary position |
|---|---|---|---|
| J60 | Coalworker's pneumoconiosis | L | Accepted |
| J61 | Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers | L | Accepted |
| J620 | Pneumoconiosis due to talc dust | L | Accepted |
| J628 | Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica | L | Accepted |
| J630 | Aluminosis (of lung) | L | Accepted |
| J631 | Bauxite fibrosis (of lung) | L | Accepted |
| J632 | Berylliosis | L | Accepted |
| J633 | Graphite fibrosis (of lung) | L | Accepted |
| J634 | Siderosis | L | Accepted |
| J635 | Stannosis | L | Accepted |
| J636 | Pneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dusts | L | Accepted |
| J64 | Unspecified pneumoconiosis | L | Accepted |
| J65 | Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis | L | Accepted |
| J660 | Byssinosis | L | Accepted |
| J661 | Flax-dressers' disease | L | Accepted |
| J662 | Cannabinosis | L | Accepted |
| J668 | Airway disease due to other specific organic dusts | L | Accepted |
| J670 | Farmer's lung | L | Accepted |
| J671 | Bagassosis | L | Accepted |
| J672 | Bird fancier's lung | L | Accepted |
| J673 | Suberosis | L | Accepted |
| J674 | Maltworker's lung | L | Accepted |
| J675 | Mushroom-worker's lung | L | Accepted |
| J676 | Maple-bark-stripper's lung | L | Accepted |
| J677 | Air conditioner and humidifier lung | L | Accepted |
| J678 | Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to other organic dusts | L | Accepted |
| J679 | Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to unspecified organic dust | L | Accepted |
| J680 | Bronchitis & pneumonitis d/t chemicals, gas, fumes & vapors | None | Cannot group |
| J681 | Pulmonary edema due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors | None | Cannot group |
| J682 | Upper resp inflam d/t chemicals, gas, fumes and vapors, NEC | None | Cannot group |
| J683 | Oth ac & subac resp cond d/t chemicals, gas, fumes & vapors | None | Cannot group |
| J684 | Chronic resp cond due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors | None | Cannot group |
| J688 | Oth resp cond due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors | None | Cannot group |
| J689 | Unsp resp cond due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors | None | Cannot group |
| J690 | Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit | L | Accepted |
| J691 | Pneumonitis due to inhalation of oils and essences | None | Cannot group |
| J698 | Pneumonitis due to inhalation of other solids and liquids | None | Cannot group |
| J700 | Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation | L | Accepted |
| J701 | Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation | L | Accepted |
| J702 | Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disorders | L | Accepted |
| J703 | Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders | L | Accepted |
| J704 | Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified | L | Accepted |
| J705 | Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation | None | Cannot group |
| J708 | Respiratory conditions due to oth external agents | None | Cannot group |
| J709 | Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent | None | Cannot group |
Source: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.1.26, effective 2026-04-01. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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