Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-CM J84.116 is the diagnosis code for Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. This code falls under the section "Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium" within Chapter 10 — Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as J84.116. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where J84.116 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, J84.116 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
J84.116 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of J84.116 is J84.11 ("Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia"). J84.116 provides a more specific classification within this category.
J84.116 is located in Section J80-J84 — "Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium" within Chapter 10 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use J84.116 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia is J84.116.
Yes, J84.116 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
J84.116 is in Chapter 10 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for J84.116 include: organizing pneumonia NOS, or due to known underlying cause (J84.89).
Yes, J84.116 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.