J68.2 — Upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors, not elsewhere classified
J68.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Other codes that can never be billed with J68.2
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at J68.2. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading J68.2 alone.
- J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
Risk adjustment
J68.2 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 280 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disorders, and Other Chronic Lung Disorders0.319 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
J68.2 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies — 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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How J68.2 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to J68.2.
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›respiratory, upper›due to›chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors(inhalation)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share J68. If J68.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- J68.0Bronchitis and pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
- J68.1Pulmonary edema due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
- J68.3Other acute and subacute respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
- J68.4Chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
- J68.8Other respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
- J68.9Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
Questions about J68.2
- Is J68.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. J68.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does J68.2 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70).