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Farmer's lung. J67.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM J67.0 became effective on October 1, 2018. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J67.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 J67.0 may differ.
2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J67.0. Farmer's lung. 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. J67.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J67.0: Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome moldy hay J67.0 Farmer's lung J67.0 Fibrosis, fibrotic lung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) J84.10 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J84.10. Pulmonary fibrosis, unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
pneumonitis due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors ( J68.0) Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust. Approximate Synonyms. Farmers lung. Farmers' lung. Clinical Information. A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled antigens associated with farm environment.
asthma ( J45.-) malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung ( C34.-) A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled antigens associated with farm environment. Antigens in the farm dust are commonly from bacteria actinomycetes (saccharopolyspora and thermoactinomyces), fungi, and animal proteins in the soil, straw, ...
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM J67.0 became effective on October 1, 2021.
The ICD code J670 is used to code Farmer's lung. Farmer's lung (not to be confused with silo-filler's disease) is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by the inhalation of biologic dusts coming from hay dust or mold spores or other agricultural products.
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.