J84.11
Header — not billableIdiopathic interstitial pneumonia
The ICD-10 code for idiopathic interstitial pneumonia is J84.11.
J84.11 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under J84.11
- J84.111Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, not otherwise specified
- J84.112Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- J84.113Idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
- J84.114Acute interstitial pneumonitis
- J84.115Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease
- J84.116Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
- J84.117Desquamative interstitial pneumonia
Related codes in this category
- J84.10Pulmonary fibrosis, unspecified
- J84.17Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- J84.11Idiopathic interstitial pneumonianon-billable header