J68

J68: Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

J68 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

(T51-T65) to identify cause

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code to identify associated respiratory conditions, such as:
acute respiratory failure (J96.0-)

Other codes that can never be billed with J68

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

J18Pneumonia, unspecified organism
J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
J40Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic
J67Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust
J68.4Chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J81Pulmonary edema

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead J68

7 child codes. Green means billable.