J63.6
BillablePneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dusts
Pneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dusts
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- asthma (J45.-)
- malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Schistosis1259003
- Slate pneumoconiosis1259003
- Slate workers pneumoconiosis1259003
- Slate-workers' lung1259003
- Pneumoconiosis caused by inorganic dust17996008
- Kaolin pneumoconiosis36696005
- Kaolin workers pneumoconiosis36696005
- Kaolinosis36696005
- Carbon electrode makers' pneumoconiosis40218008
- Baritosis50076003
- Barium lung50076003
- Barium lung disease50076003
- Barium pneumoconiosis50076003
- Baryta miners' disease50076003
- Barytosis50076003
- Antimoniosis58691003
- Antimony pneumoconiosis58691003
- Collagenous pneumoconiosis72270005
- Bituminosis76157009
- Cobaltosis86263001
- Hard metal pneumoconiosis87909002
- Erionite pneumoconiosis233750003
- Metal pneumoconiosis233751004
- Cerium pneumoconiosis233754007
- Nickel pneumoconiosis233755008
- Thorium pneumoconiosis233756009
- Zirconium pneumoconiosis233757000
- Mica pneumoconiosis233758005
- Mixed dust fibrosis233759002
- Mixed mineral dust pneumoconiosis233759002
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code J63.6?
ICD-10-CM code J63.6 represents "Pneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dusts". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is J63.6 a billable code?
Yes, J63.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is J63.6 in?
J63.6 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).
What codes cannot be used with J63.6?
J63.6 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65).
Are additional codes required with J63.6?
Yes, when using J63.6 you should also code: code, where applicable, to identify:; exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22); exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81); history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891); occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31); tobacco dependence (F17.-); tobacco use (Z72.0).
What SNOMED CT codes does J63.6 map to?
J63.6 maps to 18 SNOMED CT concepts: 58691003, 50076003, 76157009, 40218008, 233754007, and 13 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for J63.6?
J63.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0348695. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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