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Compare/J70.0 vs T66

J70.0 vs T66

J70.0 (Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation) compared with T66 (Radiation sickness, unspecified), 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. T66 carries an Excludes1 note covering J70.0: “radiation pneumonitis (J70.0)”

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

J70.0Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiationT66Radiation sickness, unspecified
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: T66.XXXA, T66.XXXD, T66.XXXS

ClassificationJ00-J99 — Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionAcute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (J70.0).Radiation sickness, unspecified is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T66).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to code T66
Includes
Radiation pneumonitis
Use additional code
code (W88-W90, X39.0-) to identify the external cause

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