J67.9

Applicable To

• Allergic alveolitis extrinsic) NOS

• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Extrinsic allergic alveolitis

• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Clinical Information

• A common interstitial lung disease caused by hypersensitivity reactions of pulmonary alveoli after inhalation of and sensitization to environmental antigens of microbial, animal, or chemical sources. The disease is characterized by lymphocytic alveolitis and granulomatous pneumonitis.

• Conditions in which inhalation of organic dusts results in hypersensitivity reactions at the alveolar level, associated with the production of precipitins.

Details

• J67.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM J67.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J67.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 J67.9 may differ.