J69.8: Pneumonitis due to inhalation of other solids and liquids
J69.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pneumonitis due to inhalation of other solids and liquids. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check J69.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberCode first
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Pneumonitis due to aspiration of blood
- Pneumonitis due to aspiration of detergent
Other codes that can never be billed with J69.8
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- J45Asthma
Risk adjustment
J69.8 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 282 Aspiration and Specified Bacterial Pneumonias0.440 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
J69.8 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52466Nebulizers - Policy Article
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
- A57205Billing and Coding: Oximetry Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Detergent asthma
- Asthma, asthmatic›detergent
- Asthma, asthmatic›due to›detergent
- Pneumonitis›due to›detergent
- Pneumonitis›due to›solids, liquids NEC
- Pneumonia›aspiration›due to›solids, liquids NEC
- Pneumonitis›due to›inhalation›blood
- Pneumonitis›due to›inhalation›solids, liquids NEC
The condition this code belongs to
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.