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J62.8 ICD-10-CA code: Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica

J62.8 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

J62.8

Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica

Short description: Pneumoconiosis dt oth dust contn silica

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written J628

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to J62.8. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Lithosis
  • Calcicosis
  • Chalicosis
  • Mason's lung
  • Potter's, lung
  • Siderosilicosis
  • Silicosiderosis
  • Potter's, asthma
  • Gannister disease
  • Stonecutter's lung
  • Granite worker's lung
  • Metal, polisher's disease
  • Disease, diseased, ganister
  • Disease, diseased, stonemason's
  • Grinder's lung or pneumoconiosis
  • Millstone maker's pneumoconiosis
  • Disease, diseased, metal polisher's
  • Slate dresser's or slate miner's lung
  • Silicosis, silicotic (complicated) (simple)
  • Sandblaster's asthma, lung or pneumoconiosis
  • Pneumoconiosis NEC (due to) (inhalation of), mica
  • Pneumoconiosis NEC (due to) (inhalation of), kaolin
  • Stonemason's asthma, disease, lung or pneumoconiosis
  • Pneumoconiosis NEC (due to) (inhalation of), potter's
  • Pneumoconiosis NEC (due to) (inhalation of), grinder's
  • Pneumoconiosis NEC (due to) (inhalation of), dust, lime
  • Pneumoconiosis NEC (due to) (inhalation of), dust, marble
  • Pneumoconiosis NEC (due to) (inhalation of), stonemason's
  • Pneumoconiosis NEC (due to) (inhalation of), sandblaster's
  • Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic), potter's
  • Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic), grinder's
  • Pneumoconiosis NEC (due to) (inhalation of), millstone maker's
  • Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic), stonemason's
  • Pneumoconiosis NEC (due to) (inhalation of), silica, silicate NEC
  • Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic), sandblaster's
  • Pneumoconiosis NEC (due to) (inhalation of), diatomite (diatomaceous earth)
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic, lung (atrophic) (capillary) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial), silicotic
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic, lung (atrophic) (capillary) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial), with, silicosis
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic, lung (atrophic) (capillary) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial), with, calcicosis
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic, lung (atrophic) (capillary) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial), with, chalicosis
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic, lung (atrophic) (capillary) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial), with, gannister disease

Notes for J62.8

As CIHI prints them, with any note J62.8 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis in A15-A16 (J65)From J62 Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica
  • Asthma classified to J45.-From J60-J70 Lung diseases due to external agents
  • Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

Note

  • When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g., tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).From Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

Where J62.8 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
  2. 2Block J60-J70Lung diseases due to external agents
  3. 3Category J62Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica
  4. 4Valid code J62.8Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See J62.8 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code J62.8 mean?

J62.8 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is J62.8 in ICD-10-CA?

J62.8 sits under J62 Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica, within J60-J70 Lung diseases due to external agents, within Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99).

What coding notes apply to J62.8?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for J62.8, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

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