J62.8 Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Silicosis NOS

Applies from J62 Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica

Includes

• silicotic fibrosis (massive) of lung

Excludes1 (never code together)

• 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)

• 502 Pneumoconiosis due to other silica or silicates (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to J62.8

Back-references to J62

• 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 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 J62.8

• Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) › grinder's
• Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) › potter's
• Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) › sandblaster's
• Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) › stonemason's
• Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) › moulder's
• Calcicosis
• Chalicosis (pulmonum)
• Disease, diseased › ganister
• Disease, diseased › metal-polisher's
• Disease, diseased › stonemason's
• Fibrosis, fibrotic › lung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) › with › calcicosis
• Fibrosis, fibrotic › lung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) › with › chalicosis
• Fibrosis, fibrotic › lung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) › with › ganister disease
• Fibrosis, fibrotic › lung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) › with › silicosis
• Fibrosis, fibrotic › lung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) › silicotic
• Ganister disease
• Granite worker's lung
• Grinder's lung or pneumoconiosis
• Lithosis
• Mason's lung
• Metal › polisher's disease
• Millstone maker's pneumoconiosis
• Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › diatomite (diatomaceous earth)
• Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › dust › lime
• Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › dust › marble
• Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › grinder's
• Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › kaolin
• Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › mica
• Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › millstone maker's
• Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › potter's
• Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › sandblaster's
• Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › silica, silicate NEC
• Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) › stonemason's
• Potter's › asthma
• Potter's › lung
• Sandblaster's asthma, lung or pneumoconiosis
• Siderosilicosis
• Silicosiderosis
• Silicosis, silicotic (simple) (complicated)
• Slate-dressers' or slate-miners' lung
• Stonecutter's lung
• Stonemason's asthma, disease, lung or pneumoconiosis

Nearby codes

• J62 Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica
• J62.0 Pneumoconiosis due to talc dust
• J62.8 Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica (this code)