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Revision as of 12:46, 2018 April 4
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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Stop Date: | |
External ICD10 Documentation |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
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 link/combine this code to the code for that pneumonia in addition.
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
Pneumonia codes: |
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (extrinsic allergic alveoliltis), NOS
- Aspiration pneumonitis/pneumonia
- Radiation pneumonitis (acute or chronic)
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Code associated pneumonia, if it's superimposed on the aspiration.
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