J82.8
Non-billablePulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified
Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
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)
- pulmonary eosinophilia due to aspergillosis (B44.-)
- pulmonary eosinophilia due to drugs (J70.2-J70.4)
- pulmonary eosinophilia due to specified parasitic infection (B50-B83)
- pulmonary eosinophilia due to systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- pulmonary infiltrate NOS (R91.8)
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Additional codes that should follow this code
Child Codes (4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified?
The ICD-10-CM code for pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified is J82.8. The full clinical description is "Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified". J82.8 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
What does ICD-10 code J82.8 mean?
ICD-10-CM code J82.8 represents "Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified". It is classified under Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is J82.8 a billable code?
No, J82.8 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under J82.8.
What chapter is J82.8 in?
J82.8 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).
What are the subcategories under J82.8?
J82.8 has 4 child codes, including: J82.81 (Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia), J82.82 (Acute eosinophilic pneumonia), J82.83 (Eosinophilic asthma), J82.89 (Other pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified).
Are additional codes required with J82.8?
Yes, when using J82.8 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 are the UMLS CUIs for J82.8?
J82.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494678. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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