J69.0 PNEUMONITIS DUE TO INHALATION OF FOOD AND VOMIT

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: J69.0
  • Short Description: Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit
  • Long Description: Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code J69.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Acute aspiration pneumonia
  • Acute aspiration pneumonitis
  • Aspirated gastric contents in lower respiratory tract
  • Aspiration of gastric contents into respiratory tract
  • Aspiration pneumonia
  • Aspiration pneumonia
  • Aspiration pneumonia
  • Aspiration pneumonia caused by regurgitated food
  • Aspiration pneumonia following procedure
  • Aspiration pneumonia following surgical procedure
  • Aspiration pneumonitis
  • Aspiration pneumonitis caused by regurgitated food
  • Aspiration pneumonitis caused by regurgitated food
  • Aspiration pneumonitis caused by regurgitated food
  • Aspiration pneumonitis caused by regurgitated gastric secretions
  • Aspiration pneumonitis following procedure
  • Aspiration pneumonitis following procedure
  • Aspiration pneumonitis following procedure
  • Aspiration pneumonitis following surgical procedure
  • Aspiration pneumonitis following surgical procedure
  • Aspiration syndrome in the adult
  • Pneumonitis caused by inhalation of milk
  • Pneumonitis caused by inhalation of regurgitated food
  • Pneumonitis caused by inhalation of vomitus
  • Pneumonitis due to inhaled liquid
  • Pneumonitis due to inhaled liquid
  • Postoperative lower respiratory tract infection
  • Postoperative pneumonia
  • Pulmonary aspiration of fluid
  • Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents
  • Recurrent aspiration pneumonia
  • Recurrent aspiration pneumonitis
  • Recurrent aspiration pneumonitis
  • Recurrent lower respiratory tract infection
  • Recurrent pneumonia

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J69.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Respiratory Infections And Inflammations With Mcc (177)
  2. Respiratory Infections And Inflammations With Cc (178)
  3. Respiratory Infections And Inflammations Without Cc/mcc (179)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J69.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Aspiration pneumonia NOS
    • Aspiration pneumonia (due to) food (regurgitated)
    • Aspiration pneumonia (due to) gastric secretions
    • Aspiration pneumonia (due to) milk
    • Aspiration pneumonia (due to) vomit
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia (@J95.4*)
    • obstetric aspiration pneumonitis (@O74.0*)
  • Code Also:
    • any associated foreign body in respiratory tract (@T17*.-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J69.0 Right Arrow 507.0 Food/vomit pneumonitis
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
J69 Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids
J69.1 Pneumonitis due to inhalation of oils and essences
J69.8 Pneumonitis due to inhalation of other solids and liquids
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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