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J68.4

Chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where J68.4 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. J68 Parent Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
  2. J68.4 This code Chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes1

chronic pulmonary edema due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors ( J68.1 )

Code First

(T51-T65) to identify cause

Inherited from J68 — Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

Use Additional Code

code to identify associated respiratory conditions, such as:

Inherited from J68 — Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

Use Additional Code

acute respiratory failure ( J96.0- )

Inherited from J68 — Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

Code Also

, if applicable, chronic conditions, such as:

Code Also

chronic bronchitis ( J42 )

Code Also

emphysema ( J43 .-)

Code Also

obliterative bronchiolitis ( J44.81 )

Code Also

pulmonary fibrosis ( J84.10 )

Version History

How J68.4 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

Related Codes

Other codes under J68

Codes whose official notes reference J68.4

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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