J70.0 Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Radiation pneumonitis

Use additional code

• code (W88-W90, X39.0-) to identify the external cause

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• 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) 205-206 in MDC 04.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 508.0 Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation

Code annotations containing back-references to J70.0

Back-references to J70.0

• Type 2 Excludes: J95 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified ("pulmonary manifestations due to radiation (J70.0-J70.1)")
• Type 1 Excludes: T66 Radiation sickness, unspecified ("radiation pneumonitis (J70.0)")

Back-references to J70

• Type 2 Excludes: J18 Pneumonia, unspecified organism ("pneumonitis due to external agents (J67-J70)")
• 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 J70.0

• Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) › acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction) › due to › radiation
• Disease, diseased › respiratory (tract) › acute or subacute NOS › due to › radiation
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) › lung › due to › radiation
• Effect, adverse › radiation (diagnostic) (infrared) (natural source) (therapeutic) (ultraviolet) (X-ray) NOS › pneumonitis
• Effect, adverse › radiation (diagnostic) (infrared) (natural source) (therapeutic) (ultraviolet) (X-ray) NOS › pulmonary manifestations › acute
• Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › respiratory, upper › acute, due to radiation
• Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) › radiation
• Pneumonitis (acute) (primary) › radiation
• Poisoning (acute) › radiation

Nearby codes

• J70 Respiratory conditions due to other external agents
• J70.0 Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation (this code)
• 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