J70.9
BillableRespiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent
Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent
Coding Notes
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 the external agent
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Grain worker's asthma11641008
- Mill-workers' asthma11641008
- Millers' asthma11641008
- Millers' cough11641008
- Environmental lung disease24417004
- Acute tracheitis26650005
- Acute tracheobronchitis35301006
- Weavers' cough59786004
- Silo-fillers' disease61233003
- Silo-fillers' lung61233003
- Silo-workers' asthma61233003
- Aspiration68052005
- Pulmonary aspiration68052005
- Obstruction of respiration caused by foreign body in esophagus217808004
- Obstruction of respiration caused by foreign body in oesophagus217808004
- Respiratory obstruction caused by foreign body in esophagus217808004
- Respiratory obstruction caused by foreign body in oesophagus217808004
- Respiratory obstruction due to foreign body in esophagus217808004
- Respiratory obstruction due to foreign body in oesophagus217808004
- Respiratory compression due to foreign body in esophagus217809007
- Respiratory compression due to foreign body in oesophagus217809007
- Interruption of respiration caused by foreign body in esophagus217810002
- Interruption of respiration caused by foreign body in oesophagus217810002
- Toxic pulmonary edema233709006
- Toxic pulmonary oedema233709006
- Acute toxic bronchitis233799004
- Acute toxic tracheobronchitis233799004
- Lung disease due to external agents266366003
- Disorder of respiratory system caused by drug1344649005
- Drug-induced respiratory disease1344649005
- Respiratory disorder caused by drug1344649005
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code J70.9?
ICD-10-CM code J70.9 represents "Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is J70.9 a billable code?
Yes, J70.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is J70.9 in?
J70.9 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).
Are additional codes required with J70.9?
Yes, when using J70.9 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 J70.9 map to?
J70.9 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 233799004, 26650005, 35301006, 68052005, 1344649005, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for J70.9?
J70.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0155905. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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