Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors - J68
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "J68" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code to identify associated respiratory conditions, such as:
- acute respiratory failure (J96.0-)
Code First: This note advises that another code should be sequenced as the principal diagnosis before the code with this note.
Category codeFirst:
- (T51-T65) to identify cause
These ranges represents subcategories of Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors. The "J68" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- J68.0 - Bronchitis and pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
- J68.1 - Pulmonary edema due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
- J68.2 - Upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors, not elsewhere classified
- J68.3 - Other acute and subacute respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
- J68.4 - Chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
- J68.8 - Other respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
- J68.9 - Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors