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J70.8 - Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents


The ICD 10 Code for Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents is listed as J70.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: J70.8
Description: Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents
  • Code first (T51-T65) to identify the external agent
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
205 - Other Respiratory System Diagnoses W Mcc
206 - Other Respiratory System Diagnoses W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Block Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
Parent J70 - Respiratory conditions due to other external agents
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 508.8 - Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of J70.8:
J70.0 - Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
J70.1 - Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
J70.2 - Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
J70.3 - Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
J70.4 - Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified
J70.5 - Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation
J70.9 - Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent