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J00-J99
Diseases of the respiratory system
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J60-J70
Lung diseases due to external agents
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Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J68.3
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J68.3
Other acute and subacute respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- J68.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Oth ac & subac resp cond d/t chemicals, gas, fumes & vapors
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM J68.3 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J68.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 J68.3 may differ.
Applicable To- Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome
The following code(s) above
J68.3 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
J68.3:
- J00-J99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range J00-J99
Diseases of the respiratory systemNote- When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
Type 2 Excludes- 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)
Use Additional- code, where applicable, to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
- J60-J70
2021 ICD-10-CM Range J60-J70
Lung diseases due to external agentsType 2 Excludes- asthma (J45.-)
- malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-)
- J68
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J68
Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Use Additional- code to identify associated respiratory conditions, such as:
- acute respiratory failure (J96.0-)
- Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome
ICD-10-CM J68.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 205 Other respiratory system diagnoses with mcc
- 206 Other respiratory system diagnoses without mcc
Convert J68.3 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to J68.3:
- Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) J45.909
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J45.909
Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
- due to
- inhalation of fumes J68.3
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- respiratory (tract) J98.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J98.9
Respiratory disorder, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Respiratory disease (chronic) NOS
- acute or subacute NOS J06.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J06.9
Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Upper respiratory disease, acute
- Upper respiratory infection NOS
Use Additional- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent, if known, such as:
- respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (B97.4)
- due to
- chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors J68.3 (inhalation)
- due to
- chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors J68.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J68.9
Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- acute or subacute NEC J68.3
- Syndrome - see also Disease
- reactive airways dysfunction J68.3
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J68.3
J67.5 Mushroom-worker's lung
J67.6 Maple-bark-stripper's lung
J67.7 Air conditioner and humidifier lung
J67.8 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to other organic dusts
J67.9 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to unspecified organic dust
J68 Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J68.0 Bronchitis and pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J68.1 Pulmonary edema due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J68.2 Upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors, not elsewhere classified
J68.3
Other acute and subacute respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J68.4 Chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J68.8 Other respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J68.9 Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J69 Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids
J69.0 Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit
J69.1 Pneumonitis due to inhalation of oils and essences
J69.8 Pneumonitis due to inhalation of other solids and liquids
J70 Respiratory conditions due to other external agents
J70.0 Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
J70.1 Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
