Other acute and subacute respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
Billable / specificHCC V28 280
J68.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome
Includes (from J68)
- 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).
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J68)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J68)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J68)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J68)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J68)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J68)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J68)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J68)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J68)
- asthma (J45.-) (from J68)
- malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-) (from J68)
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition first.
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code, where applicable, to identify: (from J68)
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J68)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J68)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J68)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J68)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J68)
- tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J68)
- code to identify associated respiratory conditions, such as: (from J68)
- acute respiratory failure (J96.0-) (from J68)
Also known as
- Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome
- Asthma, asthmatic, due to inhalation of fumes
- Syndrome, reactive airways dysfunction
Parent code
- J68Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vaporsHeader
Related codes
- J68.0Bronchitis and pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vaporsBillable
- J68.1Pulmonary edema due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vaporsBillable
- J68.2Upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
- J68.4Chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vaporsBillable
- J68.8Other respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vaporsBillable
- J68.9Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vaporsBillable