Diagnosis Code: J70.9

Short Description: Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent

Long Description: Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent

The code J70.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
  • Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
    • Respiratory conditions due to other external agents (J70)
      • J70.9 Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Acute toxic tracheobronchitis
• Acute tracheitis
• Acute tracheobronchitis
• Environmental lung disease
• Interruption of respiration caused by foreign body in esophagus
• Lung disease due to external agents
• Millers' asthma
• Pulmonary aspiration
• Respiratory compression caused by foreign body in esophagus
• Respiratory obstruction due to foreign body in esophagus
• Silo-fillers' disease
• Toxic pulmonary edema
• Weavers' cough

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J70.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Other Respiratory System Diagnoses With Mcc (205)
• Other Respiratory System Diagnoses Without Mcc (206)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J70.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Code First:
  • (@T51*-@T65*) to identify the external agent

Crosswalk Information

Similar Codes

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

« Previous Code