J69.8
BillablePneumonitis due to inhalation of other solids and liquids
Pneumonitis due to inhalation of other solids and liquids
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Pneumonitis due to aspiration of blood
- Pneumonitis due to aspiration of detergent
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- asthma (J45.-)
- malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-)
Code First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
- (T51-T65) to identify substance
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Blood aspiration25797006
- Pulmonary aspiration of blood25797006
- Detergent asthma41553006
- Detergent workers' lung41553006
- Enzyme detergent lung41553006
- Enzyme detergent respiratory disease41553006
- Enzyme lung41553006
- Enzyme lung disease41553006
- Pneumonitis caused by aspirated liquid57463004
- Pneumonitis caused by inhaled liquid57463004
- Pneumonitis due to aspirated liquid57463004
- Pneumonitis due to inhaled liquid57463004
- Pneumonitis caused by inhaled solid64030005
- Pneumonitis caused by solids64030005
- Aspiration68052005
- Pulmonary aspiration68052005
- Aspiration pneumonia due to near drowning72854003
- Pulmonary aspiration of fluid116277006
- Aspirated blood in lower respiratory tract278695009
- Aspiration pneumonia422588002
- Inhalation pneumonia422588002
- Pneumonitis due to aspiration of blood735466008
- Aspiration pneumonitis due to near drowning1306602006
- Pneumonitis due to foreign body1306603001
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code J69.8?
ICD-10-CM code J69.8 represents "Pneumonitis due to inhalation of other solids and liquids". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is J69.8 a billable code?
Yes, J69.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is J69.8 in?
J69.8 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).
What codes cannot be used with J69.8?
J69.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: neonatal aspiration syndromes (P24.-); postprocedural pneumonitis (J95.4).
Are additional codes required with J69.8?
Yes, when using J69.8 you should also code: code, where applicable, to identify:; exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22); exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81); history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891); occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31); tobacco dependence (F17.-); tobacco use (Z72.0).
What SNOMED CT codes does J69.8 map to?
J69.8 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 278695009, 68052005, 422588002, 72854003, 1306602006, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for J69.8?
J69.8 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2887482, C2887483, C0348701. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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