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  2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
  3. Chapter 10
  4. Section J60-J70
  5. Code J69

ICD-10-CM Code J69
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids

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 J69 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of J69 that describes the diagnosis 'pneumonitis due to solids and liquids' in more detail.

The ICD code J69 is used to code Pulmonary aspiration

Specialty: Pulmonology
MeSH Codes: D053120, D053120
ICD 9 Codes: 668.0, 997.3

Upper respiratory tract (pharynx and larynx) and lower respiratory tract (trachea, bronchi, and lung)

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for J69 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
Neonatal aspiration syndromes - instead, use code P24.-
Postprocedural pneumonitis - instead, use code J95.4

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'J69 - Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code J69. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Detergent asthma
Injury (see: specified injury type) +
Asthma, asthmatic(bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) +
Aspiration +
Deglutition +
Pneumonitis(acute) (primary) (see: Pneumonia) +
Pneumonia(acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) +

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