J70.4 ICD-10-CA code: Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified
J70.4 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
J70.4Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified
Short description: Drug induced interstitial lung disrd NOS
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written J704
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to J70.4. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Disorder (of), lung, interstitial, drug-induced
Notes for J70.4
As CIHI prints them, with any note J70.4 takes from the headings above it.
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX) to identify cause.From J70 Respiratory conditions due to other external agents
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- 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 J70.4 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
- 2Block J60-J70Lung diseases due to external agents
- 3Category J70Respiratory conditions due to other external agents
- 4Valid code J70.4Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified
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.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code J70.4 mean?
J70.4 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is J70.4 in ICD-10-CA?
J70.4 sits under J70 Respiratory conditions due to other external agents, within J60-J70 Lung diseases due to external agents, within Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99).
What coding notes apply to J70.4?
ICD-10-CA lists Use additional code, Excludes, Note notes for J70.4, 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.
Codes beside J70.4
View J70J70.0Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiationJ70.1Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiationJ70.2Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disordersJ70.3Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disordersJ70.8Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agentsJ70.9Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent