J70.9 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS DUE TO UNSPECIFIED EXTERNAL AGENT

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: J70.9
  • Short Description: Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent
  • Long Description: Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code J70.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Acute toxic tracheobronchitis
  • Acute tracheitis
  • Acute tracheobronchitis
  • Environmental lung disease
  • Interruption of respiration caused by foreign body in esophagus
  • Lung disease due to external agents
  • Millers' asthma
  • Pulmonary aspiration
  • Respiratory compression due to foreign body in esophagus
  • Respiratory obstruction due to foreign body in esophagus
  • Silo-fillers' disease
  • Toxic pulmonary edema
  • Weavers' cough

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J70.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Other Respiratory System Diagnoses With Mcc (205)
  2. Other Respiratory System Diagnoses Without Mcc (206)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J70.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Code First:
    • (@T51*-@T65*) to identify the external agent

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J70.9 Right Arrow 508.9 Resp cond: ext agent NOS
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.

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ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
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J70.3 Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
J70.4 Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified
J70.5 Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation
J70.8 Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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