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J68.4 CHRONIC RESP COND DUE TO CHEMICALS, GASES, FUMES AND VAPORS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J68.4

Short Description: Chronic resp cond due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

Long Description: Chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

The code J68.4 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
      • Resp cond d/t inhalation of chemicals, gas, fumes and vapors (J68)
        • J68.4 Chronic resp cond due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Chronic bronchiolitis
  • Chronic bronchiolitis
  • Chronic chemical respiratory disease
  • Chronic emphysema due to chemical fumes
  • Chronic emphysema due to vapor
  • Chronic fibrosis of lung
  • Chronic obliterative bronchiolitis
  • Chronic obliterative bronchiolitis
  • Chronic obliterative bronchiolitis due to chemical fumes
  • Chronic obliterative bronchiolitis due to vapor
  • Chronic pulmonary fibrosis due to chemical fumes
  • Chronic respiratory condition caused by chemical fumes
  • Chronic respiratory condition caused by chemical fumes
  • Chronic respiratory condition caused by fumes
  • Chronic respiratory condition caused by fumes
  • Chronic respiratory condition caused by vapors
  • Drug-induced bronchiolitis obliterans
  • Drug-induced pneumonitis
  • Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis due to inhalation of substance
  • Pneumonitis caused by fumes
  • Pneumonitis caused by fumes
  • Pneumonitis caused by vapors
  • Pneumonitis caused by vapors
  • Respiratory condition caused by vapors
  • Respiratory condition caused by vapors
  • Respiratory condition caused by vapors
  • Respiratory condition caused by vapors
  • Subacute obliterative bronchiolitis
  • Subacute obliterative bronchiolitis
  • Subacute obliterative bronchiolitis due to chemical fumes
  • Subacute obliterative bronchiolitis due to vapor
  • Toxic bronchiolitis obliterans
  • Toxic emphysema
  • Toxic pneumonitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J68.4 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Mcc (190)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Cc (191)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Without Cc/mcc (192)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J68.4 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • chronic pulmonary edema due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (@J68.1*)
  • Code Also:
    • , if applicable, chronic conditions, such as:
    • emphysema (@J43*.-)
    • obliterative bronchiolitis (@J44.81*)
    • pulmonary fibrosis (@J84.10*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J68.4 Right Arrow 506.4 Fum/vapor chr resp cond

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
J68 Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
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
J68.8 Other respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J68.9 Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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