2025 ICD-10-CM code J69
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Diseases of the respiratory system - J69 10 Feed
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids.
Medical necessity is established by the presence of clinical signs and symptoms of pneumonitis caused by the inhalation of solids or liquids. This may include imaging studies, pulmonary function tests, and laboratory findings.
The physician is responsible for determining the cause of the pneumonitis, providing appropriate treatment, and documenting the diagnosis and treatment plan.
In simple words: Inflammation of the lungs due to inhaling solid substances or liquids.
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids. This code excludes neonatal aspiration syndromes (P24.-) and postprocedural pneumonitis (J95.4).
Example 1: A patient aspirates food particles, leading to inflammation of the lungs., A patient inhales mineral oil, causing pneumonitis., A child inhales a small toy part, resulting in pneumonitis.
Documentation should include the type of solid or liquid inhaled, the clinical findings supporting the diagnosis of pneumonitis, and any associated symptoms or complications.
** Excludes2: certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96), certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99), endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88), injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), neoplasms (C00-D49), smoke inhalation (T59.81-), symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94), asthma (J45.-), malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-).
- Specialties:Pulmonology, Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Office, Emergency Room - Hospital