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J84.848 ICD-10-CM Code: Other interstitial lung diseases of childhood

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

Coding at a Glance

Tabular directives
4 Excludes1 · 1 Excludes2 · 1 code-also instruction
Risk adjustment
CMS-HCC V22 category 112 · RxHCC V08 category 227

Billable · FY2027A valid, specific ICD-10-CM code, reportable for dates of service in FY2027.

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
  • exogenous lipoid pneumonia (J69.1) (from J84.8)
  • unspecified lipoid pneumonia (J69.1) (from J84.8)
  • drug-induced interstitial lung disorders (J70.2-J70.4) (from J84)
  • interstitial emphysema (J98.2) (from J84)
Code alsofrom J84May be needed with this code
  • Code also, if applicable, associated condition
Excludes2from J84Not included here; may be reported together
  • lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

Where it sits Source: CMS/NCHS

Under:Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory SystemJ80-J84 Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitiumJ84 Other interstitial pulmonary diseasesJ84.8 Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseasesJ84.84 Other interstitial lung diseases of childhood

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.

CompareCheck ClaimView Related Codes

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 v44, 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)
  • MS-DRG 791 — PREMATURITY WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS (MDC 15)
  • MS-DRG 793 — FULL TERM NEONATE WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS (MDC 15)

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.

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for J84.848 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 J84.848 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 J84

Code Also

Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.

  • Code also, if applicable, associated condition

Source: inherited from J84

Coder workflow for J84.848

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

Before you code J84.848

  1. “Other” (NEC) means the condition is specified in the record but no dedicated code captures it. Confirm the documented form is not one a sibling code names before settling on J84.848; if the record states no specifics at all, the unspecified sibling applies instead. “Other” codes are for documented conditions the classification gives no specific code; “unspecified” codes are for records lacking the detail (Guidelines I.A.9.a, I.A.9.b).

    ReviewJ84.841, J84.842, J84.843

    See the relationships section · Guide: Other vs unspecified (NEC vs NOS) →

  2. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with J84.848. 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 J84.848’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.

    ReviewJ69.1, J98.2

Consider J84.848. Then review the Code Also note, and 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).
Any detail beyond this code’s title
What the record states that a more specific code would capture — or its absence, which itself supports the unspecified code.

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes1 — check before selecting J84.848(4 notes)

    Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with J84.848: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

    CompareJ69.1, J98.2

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

  • Excludes2 — not part of J84.848(1 note)

    Coding workflow: The conditions named in this note are not included in J84.848. When the record documents both, both may be reported; the note is a boundary, not a prohibition.

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

  • Code Also — related condition(1 note)

    Coding workflow: Review the related condition when both are documented and the instruction applies. A Code Also note does not fix sequencing; the order follows the circumstances of the encounter.

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.17

Coding decision scenarios

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

Documentation: Both the condition J84.848 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).

ReviewJ69.1, J98.2

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 J84.848 with…

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

The codes most likely to be picked instead of J84.848 — 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.

  • J69.1— 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 exogenous lipoid pneumonia moves the case to J69.1; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: J84.848 vs J69.1 →

  • J70.2— 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 drug-induced interstitial lung disorders moves the case to J70.2; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: J84.848 vs J70.2 →

  • J70.4— 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 drug-induced interstitial lung disorders moves the case to J70.4; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: J84.848 vs J70.4 →

  • J98.2— 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 interstitial emphysema moves the case to J98.2; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: J84.848 vs J98.2 →

  • J60— 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 lung diseases due to external agents adds J60; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: J84.848 vs J60 →

  • J70— 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 lung diseases due to external agents adds J70; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: J84.848 vs J70 →

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

Other interstitial lung diseases of childhood is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (J84.848).

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

Decision Points

The directives on this code's own record, as a pre-claim checklist.

  1. 1 Code Also note — a second code may apply; the guidelines leave its sequencing to the circumstances of the encounter. See the Code Also notes
  2. 4 Excludes1 entries — codes named there are generally not reported together with this code (Guidelines I.A.12.a). See the Excludes1 notes
  3. 1 Excludes2 entry — those conditions are not part of this code and may be reported additionally when documented. See the Excludes2 notes

Checklist rows are derived from this code's own official directives; the wording of each check is MedCoder editorial. The official notes themselves are in the sections each row links to.

Verify Before Coding

  • MCC as a secondary diagnosis (FY2027). Can raise the stay's MS-DRG severity tier.

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-derived relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name J84.848 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 1 Code Also instruction: I27.23 — Pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases and hypoxia (via J84.-).

These codes suggest coding this condition alongside when both are present.

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

FY2027 MS-DRG: MCC — Major Complication or Comorbidity. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, this code raises the stay's MS-DRG severity tier — except when the principal diagnosis is one of 78 clinically related codes on its CMS exclusion list.

Named in the grouper logic of 5 MS-DRGs: DRG 196 (MDC 04), DRG 197 (MDC 04), DRG 198 (MDC 04), DRG 791 (MDC 15), DRG 793 (MDC 15).

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

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):RSP016 — Other specified and unspecified lower respiratory disease (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 clinical process (MS-DRG)

Acts as MCC — raises the severity of other admissions. CMS groups these diagnoses into one MS-DRG principal-diagnosis exclusion process — a CC/MCC on this list never raises severity when the principal diagnosis is also on it.

J84.83 — Surfactant mutations of the lung, J84.841 — Neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy, J84.842 — Pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis, J84.843 — Alveolar capillary dysplasia with vein misalignment, P22.0 — Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn, P22.1 — Transient tachypnea of newborn, P22.8 — Other respiratory distress of newborn, P22.9 — Respiratory distress of newborn, unspecified, P23.0 — Congenital pneumonia due to viral agent, P23.1 — Congenital pneumonia due to Chlamydia, P23.2 — Congenital pneumonia due to staphylococcus, P23.3 — Congenital pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B, P23.4 — Congenital pneumonia due to Escherichia coli, P23.5 — Congenital pneumonia due to Pseudomonas, P23.6 — Congenital pneumonia due to other bacterial agents, P23.8 — Congenital pneumonia due to other organisms, P23.9 — Congenital pneumonia, unspecified, P24.00 — Meconium aspiration without respiratory symptoms, P24.01 — Meconium aspiration with respiratory symptoms, P24.10 — Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus without respiratory symptoms, +57 more

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (Other specified and unspecified lower respiratory disease).

J84.17 — Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, J84.170 — Interstitial lung disease with progressive fibrotic phenotype in diseases classified elsewhere, J84.178 — Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, J84.2 — Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia, J84.81 — Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, J84.82 — Adult pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis, J84.83 — Surfactant mutations of the lung, J84.841 — Neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy, J84.842 — Pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis, J84.843 — Alveolar capillary dysplasia with vein misalignment, J84.89 — Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases, J84.9 — Interstitial pulmonary disease, unspecified, J85.2 — Abscess of lung without pneumonia, J98.01 — Acute bronchospasm, J98.09 — Other diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classified, J98.4 — Other disorders of lung, J98.6 — Disorders of diaphragm, J98.8 — Other specified respiratory disorders, J98.9 — Respiratory disorder, unspecified, J99 — Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere, +59 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of J84.848 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

Referenced by Code Also instructions

Clinical classification (CCSR)

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. 4,000 same-MDC procedures group here; browse them on the MDC page.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • MDC 15 — Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period[MDC crossing]: “Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period — 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.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027

Index entries

  • Disease, diseased, lung, interstitial, of childhood, specified NEC[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2027

Nearest codes (30)

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.

Indexed Clinical Terms (1)

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.

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
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 — v44 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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MedCoder.ai. "J84.848 — Other interstitial lung diseases of childhood." ICD-10-CM FY2027. https://medcoder.ai/icd10/code/j84.848-other-interstitial-lung-diseases-of-childhood

Change history

  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Other interstitial lung diseases of childhood

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 J84.848 in its code family, with their registry titles.

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