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J60 ICD-10-CM Code: Coalworker's pneumoconiosis

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Coding at a Glance

Tabular directives
4 inclusion terms · 1 Excludes1 · 2 Excludes2
Risk adjustment
CMS-HCC V28: 1 category · CMS-HCC V22 category 112

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43, Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 196 — INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH MCC (MDC 04)
  • MS-DRG 197 — INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH CC (MDC 04)
  • MS-DRG 198 — INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 04)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Risk Adjustment (CMS-HCC)

Payment categories this diagnosis maps to under CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2026.

  • HCC 280 — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disorders, and Other Chronic Lung Disorders

Other models: CMS-HCC V22 HCC 112

Risk scores depend on the enrollee's full accepted diagnosis set and segment; a category mapping alone does not determine payment.

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for J60 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2026Effective: October 1, 2025

Notes without a marker are published on J60 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Anthracosilicosis
  • Anthracosis
  • Black lung disease
  • Coalworker's lung

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Source: inherited from J60-J70

Coder workflow for J60

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code J60

  1. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with J60. Excludes1 conditions are not reported together with this code unless the record shows they are unrelated (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

    See the official tabular notes

Choose the right path

  1. Does the documentation support a condition named in J60’s Excludes1 note?
    Yes → Do not simply proceed: review the excluded code. Both are reported only when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated.
    No → Continue.

    ReviewA15, J65

Consider J60. Then confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement
Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes1 — check before selecting J60(1 note)

    Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with J60: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

    CompareA15, J65

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.a

  • Excludes2 — not part of J60(2 notes)

    Coding workflow: The conditions named in this note are not included in J60. When the record documents both, both may be reported; the note is a boundary, not a prohibition.

    CompareJ45, C34

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.b

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Documentation: Both the condition J60 describes and a condition named in its Excludes1 note are documented for the same encounter.

Coding question: Can both codes be reported?

Path: Review the Excludes1 note and the excluded code, and look for a provider statement on whether the two conditions are related.

Reason: Excludes1 means the two are not coded together; the exception is when the record shows the conditions are unrelated to each other (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

ReviewA15, J65

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Code Overview

Coalworker's pneumoconiosis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (J60).

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Indexed Clinical Terms (22)

Official source data — entries quoted as published, in the Index’s own lookup phrasing

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code. These are alphabetic-index entries shown as the Index writes them — lookup phrasing, not necessarily the wording of a final diagnosis.

Verify Before Coding

  • Age-restricted: the Medicare Code Editor lists this as an adult (age 15-124) diagnosis; other ages are presumed incorrect.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name J60 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 3 Excludes1 notes: J39.3 — Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified, J45 — Asthma, J81 — Pulmonary edema.

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

Referenced by 4 Excludes2 notes: J44.1 — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation, J44.9 — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified, J45.909 — Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated, J84 — Other interstitial pulmonary diseases.

These codes’ tabular lists name this diagnosis as distinct — both may be reported when both are documented.

Referenced by 1 Code First instruction: J84.170 — Interstitial lung disease with progressive fibrotic phenotype in diseases classified elsewhere.

Each of these codes carries a Code First note naming this condition — when that code is reported, THIS code is sequenced first, ahead of it.

Referenced by 16 Use Additional Code instructions: T51 — Toxic effect of alcohol, T51-T65 — Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65), T52 — Toxic effect of organic solvents, T53 — Toxic effect of halogen derivatives of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, T54 — Toxic effect of corrosive substances, T55 — Toxic effect of soaps and detergents, T56 — Toxic effect of metals, T57 — Toxic effect of other inorganic substances, T58 — Toxic effect of carbon monoxide, T59 — Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors, T60 — Toxic effect of pesticides, T61 — Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as seafood, T62 — Toxic effect of other noxious substances eaten as food, T63 — Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants, T64 — Toxic effect of aflatoxin and other mycotoxin food contaminants, T65 — Toxic effect of other and unspecified substances.

These codes instruct coders to additionally report this code when it applies.

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

FY2026 MS-DRG: not on the CMS CC/MCC list — as a secondary diagnosis this code does not change MS-DRG severity for that release.

Named in the grouper logic of 3 MS-DRGs: DRG 196 (MDC 04), DRG 197 (MDC 04), DRG 198 (MDC 04).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):RSP013 — Lung disease due to external agents (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same CMS-HCC risk category (V28)

CMS maps these diagnoses to the same Hierarchical Condition Category (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disorders, and Other Chronic Lung Disorders) for risk-adjusted payment.

J43.8 — Other emphysema, J43.9 — Emphysema, unspecified, J44.0 — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) lower respiratory infection, J44.1 — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation, J44.81 — Bronchiolitis obliterans and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, J44.89 — Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, J44.9 — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified, J47.0 — Bronchiectasis with acute lower respiratory infection, J47.1 — Bronchiectasis with (acute) exacerbation, J47.9 — Bronchiectasis, uncomplicated, J61 — Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers, J62.0 — Pneumoconiosis due to talc dust, J62.8 — Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica, J63.0 — Aluminosis (of lung), J63.1 — Bauxite fibrosis (of lung), J63.2 — Berylliosis, J63.3 — Graphite fibrosis (of lung), J63.4 — Siderosis, J63.5 — Stannosis, J63.6 — Pneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dusts, +58 more

Related risk categories

These categories interact through CMS's HCC hierarchy — one can suppress the other's risk-adjustment weight when both are present on a claim.

Lung Transplant Status/Complications, Cystic Fibrosis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Lung Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis, Severe Persistent Asthma

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (Lung disease due to external agents).

J61 — Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers, J62.0 — Pneumoconiosis due to talc dust, J62.8 — Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica, J63.0 — Aluminosis (of lung), J63.1 — Bauxite fibrosis (of lung), J63.2 — Berylliosis, J63.3 — Graphite fibrosis (of lung), J63.4 — Siderosis, J63.5 — Stannosis, J63.6 — Pneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dusts, J64 — Unspecified pneumoconiosis, J65 — Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis, J66.0 — Byssinosis, J66.1 — Flax-dressers' disease, J66.2 — Cannabinosis, J66.8 — Airway disease due to other specific organic dusts, J67.0 — Farmer's lung, J67.1 — Bagassosis, J67.2 — Bird fancier's lung, J67.3 — Suberosis, +24 more

Same Index main term, other category

The ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries files this code under the main terms “Pneumoconiosis”, “Fibrosis, fibrotic”, “Asthma, asthmatic”; these codes share that main term but sit in a different category of the Tabular List.

J45.41 — Moderate persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation (moderate persistent, with, exacerbation), J45.42 — Moderate persistent asthma with status asthmaticus (moderate persistent, with, status asthmaticus), J45.50 — Severe persistent asthma, uncomplicated (severe persistent), J45.51 — Severe persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation (severe persistent, with, exacerbation), J45.52 — Severe persistent asthma with status asthmaticus (severe persistent, with, status asthmaticus), J45.901 — Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation (with, exacerbation), J45.902 — Unspecified asthma with status asthmaticus (with, status asthmaticus), J45.909 — Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated, J45.991 — Cough variant asthma (cough variant), J45.998 — Other asthma (platinum), J61 — Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers (asbestos), J62.0 — Pneumoconiosis due to talc dust (talc), J62.8 — Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica (mica), J63.0 — Aluminosis (of lung) (aluminum), J63.1 — Bauxite fibrosis (of lung) (bauxite), J63.2 — Berylliosis (beryllium), J63.3 — Graphite fibrosis (of lung) (graphite), J63.4 — Siderosis (lung, with, siderosis), J63.6 — Pneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dusts (dust, inorganic NEC), J64 — Unspecified pneumoconiosis, +111 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of J60 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run J60 with these 18 related codes in Claim Check

Hierarchy

Excludes1

Excludes2

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

Referenced by Code First instructions

Referenced by Use Additional Code instructions (16)

  • T51 — Toxic effect of alcohol[Use Additional Code]: “for all associated manifestations of toxic effect, such as: respiratory conditions due to external agents (J60-J70)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • T51-T65 — Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65)[Use Additional Code]: “for all associated manifestations of toxic effect, such as: respiratory conditions due to external agents (J60-J70)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • T52 — Toxic effect of organic solvents[Use Additional Code]: “for all associated manifestations of toxic effect, such as: respiratory conditions due to external agents (J60-J70)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • T53 — Toxic effect of halogen derivatives of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons[Use Additional Code]: “for all associated manifestations of toxic effect, such as: respiratory conditions due to external agents (J60-J70)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • T54 — Toxic effect of corrosive substances[Use Additional Code]: “for all associated manifestations of toxic effect, such as: respiratory conditions due to external agents (J60-J70)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • T55 — Toxic effect of soaps and detergents[Use Additional Code]: “for all associated manifestations of toxic effect, such as: respiratory conditions due to external agents (J60-J70)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • T56 — Toxic effect of metals[Use Additional Code]: “for all associated manifestations of toxic effect, such as: respiratory conditions due to external agents (J60-J70)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • T57 — Toxic effect of other inorganic substances[Use Additional Code]: “for all associated manifestations of toxic effect, such as: respiratory conditions due to external agents (J60-J70)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
  • and 8 more

Clinical classification (CCSR)

Risk adjustment (CMS-HCC)

  • HCC 280 — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disorders, and Other Chronic Lung Disorders [CMS-HCC]— CMS-HCC V28 · 2026

MS-DRG Grouper

MDC crossing

  • MDC 04 — Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs. 3,998 same-MDC procedures group here; browse them on the MDC page.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026

Index entries (22)

  • Anthracosilicosis[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
  • Anthracosis (lung) (occupational)[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
  • Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic), collier's[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
  • Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic), miner's[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
  • Black, lung (disease)[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
  • Carbon lung[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
  • Coalminer's, lung or pneumoconiosis[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
  • Coalworker's lung or pneumoconiosis[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
  • and 14 more

Change history

  • FY2016 — In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2016

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Inpatient payment groups Official source data
CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Risk adjustment Official source data
2026 Mid-Year Final ICD-10 Mappings + Model Software (cms.gov/files/zip/2026-midyear-final-icd-10-mappings.zip, 2026-midyear-final-model-software.zip) — CMS-HCC V28, PY2026 mid-year final release Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

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Change history

  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Coalworker's pneumoconiosis

No changes since FY2016 — additions, deletions, description changes and billable-status changes are tracked through FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026), and none are recorded for this code. Note changes are tracked from FY2027 only.