Diagnosis Code: J63.6

Short Description: Pneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dusts

Long Description: Pneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dusts

The code J63.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
  • Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
    • Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts (J63)
      • J63.6 Pneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dusts

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Antimony pneumoconiosis
• Baritosis
• Bituminosis
• Carbon electrode makers' pneumoconiosis
• Cerium pneumoconiosis
• Cobaltosis
• Collagenous pneumoconiosis
• Drug-induced pneumonitis
• Erionite pneumoconiosis
• Hard metal pneumoconiosis
• Kaolinosis
• Metal pneumoconiosis
• Mica pneumoconiosis
• Mixed mineral dust pneumoconiosis
• Nickel pneumoconiosis
• Pneumoconiosis due to inorganic dust
• Pulmonary siderosis
• Schistosis
• Silver polishers' lung disease
• Thorium pneumoconiosis
• Zirconium pneumoconiosis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J63.6 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Interstitial Lung Disease With Mcc (196)
• Interstitial Lung Disease With Cc (197)
• Interstitial Lung Disease Without Cc/mcc (198)

Crosswalk Information

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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