J95.4

Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia

Billable / specific

J95.4 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

  • Mendelson's syndrome
  • Postprocedural aspiration pneumonia

Includes (from J95)

  • 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).

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia complicating labor and delivery (O74.0)
  • aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia complicating pregnancy (O29)
  • aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia complicating the puerperium (O89.01)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J95)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J95)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J95)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J95)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J95)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J95)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J95)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J95)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J95)
  • aspiration pneumonia (J69.-) (from J95)
  • emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82) (from J95)
  • hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2) (from J95)
  • pulmonary manifestations due to radiation (J70.0-J70.1) (from J95)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T41.- with fifth or sixth character 5)
  • code, where applicable, to identify: (from J95)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J95)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J95)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J95)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J95)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J95)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J95)

Also known as

  • Mendelson's syndrome
  • Postprocedural aspiration pneumonia
  • Complication, respiratory system, postoperative, Mendelson's syndrome
  • Pneumonia, aspiration, postprocedural
  • Pneumonitis, aspiration, due to anesthesia
  • Pneumonitis, chemical, due to anesthesia
  • Pneumonitis, postanesthetic
  • Pneumonitis, postoperative

Parent code

  • J95Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classifiedHeader

Related codes

  • J95.0Tracheostomy complicationsHeader
  • J95.1Acute pulmonary insufficiency following thoracic surgeryBillable
  • J95.2Acute pulmonary insufficiency following nonthoracic surgeryBillable
  • J95.3Chronic pulmonary insufficiency following surgeryBillable
  • J95.5Postprocedural subglottic stenosisBillable
  • J95.6Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a procedureHeader
  • J95.7Accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during a procedureHeader
  • J95.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classifiedHeader

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