Aspiration pneumonitis

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ICD10 Diagnosis
Dx: Aspiration pneumonitis
ICD10 code: J69.0
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: Pneumonitis 2nd Chemical Aspiration, Other respiratory problems
Charlson/ALERT Scale: none
APACHE Como Component: none
APACHE Acute Component: 2019-0: Aspiration/poisonings/toxic
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External ICD10 Documentation

This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.

  • SMW
    • 2019-01-01
    • 2999-12-31
    • J69.0
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Additional Info

  • Despite its name, this entity is NOT an infection. It is fundamentally a chemical pneumonitis, which CAN become secondarily superinfected.
  • If an actual lung infection (pneumonia) co-exists with it, you must use this code and a category:pneumonia code as Combined ICD10 codes.

Inhalation

When substances other than air are inhaled they can cause various problems; if one is present, others might be.

Inhalation codes:
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Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition

Pneumonia codes:

Candidate Combined ICD10 codes

  • Code associated pneumonia, if it's superimposed on the aspiration.

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