J69.8

Pneumonitis due to inhalation of other solids and liquids

Billable / specificHCC V28 282

J69.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

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).

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J69)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J69)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J69)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J69)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J69)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J69)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J69)
smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J69)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J69)
asthma (J45.-) (from J69)
malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-) (from J69)

Sequence the underlying condition first.

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

code, where applicable, to identify: (from J69)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J69)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J69)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J69)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J69)
tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J69)
tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J69)

An additional code may be needed.