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J63 ICD-10-CM Code: Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts

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Billing Status: NO. This is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code: report a more specific billable code beneath it.

Coding at a Glance

Tabular directives
1 Excludes1 · 2 Excludes2

Category · FY2027A non-billable heading in the tabular list: report a more specific code beneath it.

What you need to know

Source: CMS/NCHS Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes, quoted. From the CMS/NCHS tabular list for the release in force. A note the category or block publishes applies to this code too, and is marked with where it comes from.

Excludes1Not reported with this code unless documented as unrelated
  • pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)
Excludes2from J60-J70Not included here; may be reported together
  • asthma (J45.-)
  • malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-)

Where it sits Source: CMS/NCHS

Under:Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory SystemJ60-J70 Lung diseases due to external agents

Codes under J63 (7)

  • J63.0Aluminosis (of lung)Billable
  • J63.1Bauxite fibrosis (of lung)Billable
  • J63.2BerylliosisBillable
  • J63.3Graphite fibrosis (of lung)Billable
  • J63.4SiderosisBillable
  • J63.5StannosisBillable
  • J63.6Pneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dustsBillable

Most relevant related codes MedCoder-derived

Read off the official notes above and this code’s own position in the tabular list. Which to report is a documentation question; Compare shows the two side by side.

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Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for J63 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2027Effective: October 1, 2026

Trace:FY2027 changesChange historyRelease, file and checksum

Notes without a marker are published on J63 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

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 J63

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

Before you code J63

  1. J63 is not reportable as written. Select the more specific code beneath it that the documentation supports. Codes are reported to the highest level of specificity the classification provides (Guidelines I.B.2).

    ReviewJ63.0, J63.1, J63.2, J63.3, J63.4, J63.5, J63.6

    See the relationships section · Guide: How to choose an ICD-10-CM code →

  2. J63’s title joins a condition with an associated condition or complication. Confirm each component is documented. Where the classification presumes the link through the “with” convention, only a provider statement that the conditions are unrelated defeats it. A combination code is assigned only when it fully identifies the documented conditions; a required second code for the stage, type or manifestation is still reported when the notes ask for it (Guidelines I.B.9, I.A.15).

    Guide: Combination codes →

  3. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with the code beneath J63. 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 one of the more specific codes beneath J63?
    Yes → Select that code and continue the checks below on its own page.
    No → J63 cannot be reported as written. Where the codes beneath it include an unspecified code, that code applies when the record goes no further; otherwise query for the missing detail.

    ReviewJ63.0, J63.1, J63.2, J63.3, J63.4, J63.5, J63.6

  2. Does the documentation support a condition named in J63’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

Report the code beneath J63 that the documentation supports, not J63 itself. Then confirm that code is valid for the date of service on its own page.

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).
The associated condition or complication
Whether the associated condition the title names is documented; the “with” convention presumes some links, and a provider statement that the conditions are unrelated defeats it (Guidelines I.A.15).

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes1 — check before selecting J63(1 note)

    Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with J63: 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 J63(2 notes)

    Coding workflow: The conditions named in this note are not included in J63. 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 J63 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

Documentation: Only one of the components this code’s title joins is documented.

Coding question: Is the code beneath J63 supported?

Path: Review the code for the documented component on its own.

Reason: A combination code is assigned only when it fully identifies the documented conditions; otherwise the documented component takes its own code (Guidelines I.B.9).

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.

Don’t confuse J63 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of J63 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

  • J65— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

    Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

    Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

    What moves you there: Documentation of pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in A15 moves the case to J65; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: J63 vs J65 →

  • J45— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

    Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

    A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

    What moves you there: Documentation of asthma adds J45; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: J63 vs J45 →

  • C34— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

    Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

    A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

    What moves you there: Documentation of malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung adds C34; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: J63 vs C34 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Coding context

Guidelines, coding notes, decision aids, relationships (with MS-DRG and CCSR classification), hierarchy, HCC, coverage and the context map: what a coder reaches for after the core. Each section names whether it is official source data, a MedCoder-derived relationship or MedCoder editorial.

Code Overview

Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (J63). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

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

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Relationships & Classification

MedCoder-derived relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name J63 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 2 Excludes1 notes: J39.3 — Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified, 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.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of J63 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.

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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-fy2027
  • 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-fy2027
  • 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-fy2027
  • 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-fy2027
  • 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-fy2027
  • 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-fy2027
  • 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-fy2027
  • 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-fy2027
  • and 8 more

Nearest codes

Change history

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

Reference

Index terms and tables, published questions and FAQ, every source behind this page with its release and checksum, the date-of-service check and the complete change history.

Common coding questions

MedCoder editorial

Can J63 be billed directly?

No. J63 (Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

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 FY2027 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2026 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v44.0 (October 2026) 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-derived 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 editorial 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.

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources

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Reference this page in a research guide, syllabus or article. The release is included because code content changes each year.

MedCoder.ai. "J63 — Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts." ICD-10-CM FY2027. https://medcoder.ai/icd10/code/j63-pneumoconiosis-due-to-other-inorganic-dusts

Change history

  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts

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

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to J63 in its code family, with their registry titles.