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  2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
  3. Chapter 10
  4. Section J60-J70
  5. Code J68

ICD-10-CM Code J68
Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code J68 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of J68 that describes the diagnosis 'resp cond d/t inhalation of chemicals, gas, fumes and vapors' in more detail.

Coding Notes for J68 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

codeFirst:
See Section T51-T65 to identify cause
Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes.
Code to identify associated respiratory conditions, such as:
Acute respiratory failure See code J96.0-

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'J68 - Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code J68. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Silo-fillers' disease
Meat-wrappers' asthma
Asthma, asthmatic(bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) +
Disease, diseased (see: Syndrome) +
Inhalation +
Syndrome (see: Disease) +
Bronchiolitis(acute) (infective) (subacute) +
Emphysema(atrophic) (bullous) (chronic) (interlobular) (lung) (obstructive) (pulmonary) (senile) (vesicular) +
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory(with exudation) +
Fibrosis, fibrotic +
Edema, edematous(infectious) (pitting) (toxic) +
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive +
Pneumonitis(acute) (primary) (see: Pneumonia) +
Bronchitis(diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) +
Silo-fillers' disease +
Pneumoconiosis(due to) (inhalation of) +
Pneumonia(acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) +

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