- J68.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM J68.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J68.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 J68.0 may differ.
ICD-10-CM J68.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
Applicable To
- Chemical bronchitis (acute)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J68.0:
- acute > chemical (chronic) J68.4
- chemical (due to gases, fumes or vapors) > acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction) J20.9
- due to > acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction) J20.9
- fumes or vapors > due to J68.0
- chemical (acute) (subacute) > Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) J40
- due to fumes or vapors > chemical (acute) (subacute) J68.0
- due to gases, fumes or vapors (chemical) > Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) J40
- bronchitis > silo-filler\’s J68.8
- pneumonitis > silo-filler\’s J68.8
- inhalation > broncho-, bronchial (confluent) (croupous) (diffuse) (disseminated) (hemorrhagic) (involving lobes) (lobar) (terminal) J18.0
- due to fumes or vapors (chemical) > inhalation J68.0
- fumes and vapors (chemical) (inhalation) > in (due to) A42.0
- nitrogen dioxide > Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) J18.9
- fumes or gases > due to J95.4
- chemical (due to gases, fumes or vapors) (inhalation) > Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)
- crack (cocaine) > Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)
- due to > Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)
- beryllium > due to J68.0
- cadmium > due to J68.0
- crack (cocaine) > due to J68.0
- fluorocarbon-polymer > due to J68.0
- fumes or vapors > due to J68.0
- gases, fumes or vapors (inhalation) > due to J68.0
- manganese > due to J68.0
- nitrogen dioxide > due to J68.0
- vanadium > due to J68.0
- bronchitis > Silo-fillers\’ disease J68.8
- pneumonitis > Silo-fillers\’ disease J68.8