ICD-10 Update: J67.0 Transforms Your Farmer’s Lung Reporting in 2013

Use history and symptoms hand-in-hand to arrive at the right diagnosis.

Currently, if your pulmonologist arrives at the diagnosis of farmer's lung, you need to report it with the ICD-9 code 495.0 (Farmers' lung). When ICD-9 transforms to ICD-10 effective October 1, 2013, the ICD-10 code for farmers' lung will change to J67.0 (Farmer's lung). However, the descriptor under ICD-10 will [...]

- Published on 2012-01-30