2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J70Respiratory conditions due to other external agents

ICD-10-CM Codes›J00–J99›J60-J70›J70

ICD-10-CM J70
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

J70 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for respiratory conditions due to other external agents, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as J70.0, J70.1, J70.2, and J70.3.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
J70
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Respiratory conditions due to other external agents
Chapter
J60-J70
Lung diseases due to external agents

Code Classification

ChapterJ00–J99Diseases of the respiratory system
SectionJ60-J70Lung diseases due to external agents
CategoryJ70Respiratory conditions due to other external agents
This CodeJ70Respiratory conditions due to other external agents

Specific Coding for Respiratory conditions due to other external agentsOverview

Non-specific codes like J70 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Use J70.0 for Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation

  • Use J70.1 for Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation

  • Use J70.2 for Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disorders

  • Use J70.3 for Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders

  • Use J70.4 for Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified

  • Use J70.5 for Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation

  • Use J70.8 for Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents

  • Use J70.9 for Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent

Patient EducationClinical

Lung Diseases

When you breathe, your lungs take in oxygen from the air and deliver it to the bloodstream. The cells in your body need oxygen to work and grow. During a normal day, you breathe nearly 25,000 times. People with lung disease have difficulty breathing. Millions of people in the U.S. have lung disease.

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Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About J70Overview

Is J70 (Respiratory conditions due to other external agents) a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for respiratory conditions due to other external agents, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for respiratory conditions due to other external agents need a more specific code from this category, such as J70.0, J70.1, and J70.2.