J60 Coalworker's pneumoconiosis
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Applicable to
- Anthracosilicosis
- Anthracosis
- Black lung disease
- Coalworker's lung
Excludes1 (never code together)
- coalworker pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)
Applies from J60 Coalworker's pneumoconiosis
Applicable to
- Anthracosilicosis
- Anthracosis
- Black lung disease
- Coalworker's lung
Excludes1 (never code together)
- coalworker pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)
Risk adjustment (HCC)
- CMS-HCC V28: HCC 280 — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disorders, and Other Chronic Lung Disorders
- CMS-HCC V22: HCC 112 — Fibrosis of Lung and Other Chronic Lung Disorders
- ESRD V24: HCC 112
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 196-198 in MDC 04.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
500 Coal workers' pneumoconiosis
Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))
Code annotations containing back-references to J60
Back-references to J60
- Type 1 Excludes:
J39.3 Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified ("pneumoconiosis (J60-J67.9)") - Type 2 Excludes:
J44.1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation ("lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)") - Type 2 Excludes:
J44.9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified ("lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)") - Type 1 Excludes:
J45 Asthma ("miner's asthma (J60)") - Type 2 Excludes:
J45.909 Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated ("lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)") - Type 1 Excludes:
J81 Pulmonary edema ("pulmonary edema due to external agents (J60-J70)") - Type 2 Excludes:
J84 Other interstitial pulmonary diseases ("lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)") - Code First:
J84.170 Interstitial lung disease with progressive fibrotic phenotype in diseases classified elsewhere ("lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)")
Back-references to J60
- Type 1 Excludes:
J39.3 Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified ("pneumoconiosis (J60-J67.9)") - Type 2 Excludes:
J44.1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation ("lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)") - Type 2 Excludes:
J44.9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified ("lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)") - Type 1 Excludes:
J45 Asthma ("miner's asthma (J60)") - Type 2 Excludes:
J45.909 Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated ("lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)") - Type 1 Excludes:
J81 Pulmonary edema ("pulmonary edema due to external agents (J60-J70)") - Type 2 Excludes:
J84 Other interstitial pulmonary diseases ("lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)") - Code First:
J84.170 Interstitial lung disease with progressive fibrotic phenotype in diseases classified elsewhere ("lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)")
Diagnosis Index entries for J60
- Anthracosilicosis
- Anthracosis (lung) (occupational)
- Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) › collier's
- Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) › miner's
- Black › lung (disease)
- Carbon lung
- Coalminer's › lung or pneumoconiosis
- Coalworker's lung or pneumoconiosis
- Collier's asthma or lung
- Complaint › miners'
- Disease, diseased › black lung
- Disease, diseased › lung › black
- Fibrosis, fibrotic › lung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) › with › anthracosilicosis
- Fibrosis, fibrotic › lung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) › with › anthracosis
- Lymphadenitis › anthracosis (occupational)
- Miners' asthma or lung
- Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › coal miners' (simple)
- Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › coalworkers' (simple)
- Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › collier's
- Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › miner's
- Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › silica, silicate NEC › with carbon
- Syndrome › black › lung
Nearby codes
J60 Coalworker's pneumoconiosis (this code)