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Compare/J69.1 vs J84.8

J69.1 vs J84.8

J69.1 (Pneumonitis due to inhalation of oils and essences) compared with J84.8 (Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. J84.8 carries an Excludes1 note covering J69.1: “exogenous lipoid pneumonia (J69.1)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. J84.8 carries an Excludes1 note covering J69.1: “unspecified lipoid pneumonia (J69.1)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

J69.1Pneumonitis due to inhalation of oils and essencesJ84.8Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: J84.81, J84.82, J84.83, J84.841, J84.842

ClassificationJ00-J99 — Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99)J00-J99 — Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99)
DefinitionPneumonitis due to inhalation of oils and essences is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (J69.1).Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (J84.8).
Includes
Exogenous lipoid pneumonia
Lipid pneumonia NOS
Code first
(T51-T65) to identify substance

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources