Diagnosis Code: J69.0

Short Description: Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit

Long Description: Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit

The code J69.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
  • Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
    • Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (J69)
      • J69.0 Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

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

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J69.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Respiratory Infections And Inflammations With Mcc (177)
• Respiratory Infections And Inflammations With Cc (178)
• 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

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

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