J70.5

J70.5: Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J70.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check J70.5 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

smoke inhalation due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.9)

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

smoke inhalation (T59.81-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

J70.5 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 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)
A56730Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy and Oximetry Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Inhalation›smoke›with respiratory conditions
Disease, diseased›respiratory›acute or subacute NOS›due to›smoke inhalation

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.