J61 PNEUMOCONIOSIS DUE TO ASBESTOS AND OTHER MINERAL FIBERS

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: J61
  • Short Description: Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers
  • Long Description: Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code J61 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

This code is valid for adult diagnoses

Synonyms

  • Asbestosis
  • Pneumoconiosis caused by silicate
  • Wollastonite pneumoconiosis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J61 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Interstitial Lung Disease With Mcc (196)
  2. Interstitial Lung Disease With Cc (197)
  3. Interstitial Lung Disease Without Cc/mcc (198)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J61 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Asbestosis
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • pleural plaque with asbestosis (@J92.0*)
    • pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in @A15* (@J65*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J61 Right Arrow 501 Asbestosis
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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