MEDICARE APPROVED DIAGNOSIS CODES FOR SIX MINUTE WALK TESTING
ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity
Group 1 Codes:
ICD-10 CODE DESCRIPTION
B44.81 Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
C33 Malignant neoplasm of trachea
C34.00 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified main bronchus
C34.01 Malignant neoplasm of right main bronchus
C34.02 Malignant neoplasm of left main bronchus
C34.10 Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, unspecified bronchus or lung
C34.11 Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, right bronchus or lung
C34.12 Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, left bronchus or lung
C34.2 Malignant neoplasm of middle lobe, bronchus or lung
C34.30 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, unspecified bronchus or lung
C34.31 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, right bronchus or lung
C34.32 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, left bronchus or lung
C34.80 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of unspecified bronchus and lung
C34.81 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of right bronchus and lung
C34.82 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of left bronchus and lung
C34.90 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung
C34.91 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of right bronchus or lung
C34.92 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of left bronchus or lung
C78.00 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified lung
C78.01 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right lung
C78.02 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left lung
C78.30 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified respiratory organ
C78.39 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other respiratory organs
D14.2 Benign neoplasm of trachea
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D14.30 Benign neoplasm of unspecified bronchus and lung
D14.31 Benign neoplasm of right bronchus and lung
D14.32 Benign neoplasm of left bronchus and lung
D57.01 Hb-SS disease with acute chest syndrome
D57.211 Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with acute chest syndrome
D57.411 Sickle-cell thalassemia with acute chest syndrome
D57.811 Other sickle-cell disorders with acute chest syndrome
D86.0 Sarcoidosis of lung
D86.1 Sarcoidosis of lymph nodes
D86.2 Sarcoidosis of lung with sarcoidosis of lymph nodes
D86.3 Sarcoidosis of skin
D86.81 Sarcoid meningitis
D86.82 Multiple cranial nerve palsies in sarcoidosis
D86.83 Sarcoid iridocyclitis
D86.84 Sarcoid pyelonephritis
D86.85 Sarcoid myocarditis
D86.86 Sarcoid arthropathy
D86.87 Sarcoid myositis
D86.89 Sarcoidosis of other sites
D86.9 Sarcoidosis, unspecified
E84.0 Cystic fibrosis with pulmonary manifestations
E84.19 Cystic fibrosis with other intestinal manifestations
G02 Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
G47.30 Sleep apnea, unspecified
126.01 Septic pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
126.02 Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale
126.09 Other pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
126.90 Septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
126.92 Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
126.93 Single subsegmental pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
126.94 Multiple subsegmental pulmonary emboli without acute cor pulmonale
126.99 Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
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]17 Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere
]18.8 Other pneumonia, unspecified organism
J18.9 Pneumonia, unspecified organism
]20.0 Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
]20.1 Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzae
]20.2 Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus
]20.3 Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus
]20.4 Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus
]20.5 Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
]20.6 Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus
]20.7 Acute bronchitis due to echovirus
]20.8 Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms
]20.9 Acute bronchitis, unspecified
]21.0 Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
]21.1 Acute bronchiolitis due to human metapneumovirus
]21.8 Acute bronchiolitis due to other specified organisms
]21.9 Acute bronchiolitis, unspecified
]22 Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection
J39.8 Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract
]40 Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic
]41.0 Simple chronic bronchitis
]41.1 Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
]41.8 Mixed simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
]42 Unspecified chronic bronchitis
]43.0 Unilateral pulmonary emphysema [Macleod's syndrome]
]43.1 Panlobular emphysema
]43.2 Centrilobular emphysema
]43.8 Other emphysema
]43.9 Emphysema, unspecified
]44.0 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) lower respiratory infection
]44.1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation
]44.9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified
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J45.20 Mild intermittent asthma, uncomplicated
]45.21 Mild intermittent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
J45.22 Mild intermittent asthma with status asthmaticus
J45.30 Mild persistent asthma, uncomplicated
J45.31 Mild persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
J45.32 Mild persistent asthma with status asthmaticus
J45.40 Moderate persistent asthma, uncomplicated
J45.41 Moderate persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
J45.42 Moderate persistent asthma with status asthmaticus
J45.50 Severe persistent asthma, uncomplicated
J45.51 Severe persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
]45.52 Severe persistent asthma with status asthmaticus
]45.901 Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation
ICD-10 CODE DESCRIPTION
]45.902 Unspecified asthma with status asthmaticus
]45.909 Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated
]45.990 Exercise induced bronchospasm
]45.991 Cough variant asthma
J45. 998 Other asthma
J47.0 Bronchiectasis with acute lower respiratory infection
J47.1 Bronchiectasis with (acute) exacerbation
J47.9 Bronchiectasis, uncomplicated
J60 Coalworker's pneumoconiosis
J61 Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers
J62.0 Pneumoconiosis due to talc dust
J62.8 Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica
J63.0 Aluminosis (of lung)
J63.1 Bauxite fibrosis (of lung)
J63.2 Berylliosis
J63.3 Graphite fibrosis (of lung)
J63.4 Siderosis
J63.5 Stannosis
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J63.6 Pneumoconiosis due to other specified inorganic dusts
J64 Unspecified pneumoconiosis
J65 Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis
J66.0 Byssinosis
J66.1 Flax-dressers' disease
J66.2 Cannabinosis
J66.8 Airway disease due to other specific organic dusts
J67.0 Farmer's lung
J67.1 Bagassosis
J67.2 Bird fancier's lung
J67.3 Suberosis
J67.4 Maltworker's lung
J67.5 Mushroom-worker's lung
J67.6 Maple-bark-stripper's lung
J67.7 Air conditioner and humidifier lung
J67.8 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to other organic dusts
J67.9 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to unspecified organic dust
J68.4 Chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J68.8 Other respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J68.9 Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J70.0 Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
J70.1 Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
J70.2 Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
J70.3 Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
J70.4 Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified
J70.5 Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation
J70.8 Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents
J70.9 Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent
J80 Acute respiratory distress syndrome
J81.0 Acute pulmonary edema
J82 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified
]84.01 Alveolar proteinosis
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J84.02 Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
J84.09 Other alveolar and parieto-alveolar conditions
J84.10 Pulmonary fibrosis, unspecified
J84.111 Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, not otherwise specified
J84. l 12 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
J84.113 Idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
J84.114 Acute interstitial pneumonitis
J84.115 Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease
J84.116 Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
J84.117 Desquamative interstitial pneumonia
J84.17 Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis in diseases classified elsewhere
J84.2 Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia
J84.81 Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
]84.82 Adult pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis
]84.89 Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases
J84.9 Interstitial pulmonary disease, unspecified
]95.1 Acute pulmonary insufficiency following thoracic surgery
]95.2 Acute pulmonary insufficiency following nonthoracic surgery
]95.3 Chronic pulmonary insufficiency following surgery
J95.821 Acute postprocedural respiratory failure
J95.822 Acute and chronic postprocedural respiratory failure
J95.84 Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)
]96.00 Acute respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
]96.01 Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia
]96.02 Acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia
J96.10 Chronic respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
J96.11 Chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia
]96.12 Chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia
J96.20 Acute and chronic respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
]96.21 Acute and chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia
]96.22 Acute and chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia
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J96. 90 Respiratory failure, unspecified, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
J96.91 Respiratory failure, unspecified with hypoxia
J96.92 Respiratory failure, unspecified with hypercapnia
J98.01 Acute bronchospasm
J98.09 Other diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classified
J98.11 Atelectasis
J98.19 Other pulmonary collapse
J98.2 Interstitial emphysema
J98.3 Compensatory emphysema
J98.4 Other disorders of lung
J98.6 Disorders of diaphragm
J98.8 Other specified respiratory disorders
J99 Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
M31.0 Hypersensitivity angiitis
M32.13 Lung involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus
M33.0l Juvenile dermatomyositis with respiratory involvement
M33.11 Other dermatomyositis with respiratory involvement
M33.21 Polymyositis with respiratory involvement
M33.91 Dermatopolymyositis, unspecified with respiratory involvement ICD-10 CODE DESCRIPTION
M34.81 Systemic sclerosis with lung involvement
M35.02 Sicca syndrome with lung involvement
R04.2 Hemoptysis
R04.89 Hemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages
R04.9 Hemorrhage from respiratory passages, unspecified
ROS Cough
R06.00 Dyspnea, unspecified
R06.01 Orthopnea
R06.02 Shortness of breath
R06.03 Acute respiratory distress
R06.09 Other forms of dyspnea
R06.2 Wheezing
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R06.3 Periodic breathing
R06.81 Apnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.82 Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.83 Snoring
R06.89 Other abnormalities of breathing
R09.2 Respiratory arrest
R91.1 Solitary pulmonary nodule
R91.8 Other nonspecific abnormal finding of lung field
Z0l.811 Encounter for preprocedural respiratory examination
ZSl.81 Encounter for therapeutic drug level monitoring
ICD-10 Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity
Group 1 Paragraph:
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Group 1 Codes:
ICD-10 CODE DESCRIPTION
xxooo Not Applicable
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