- J68.4 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 J68.4 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J68.4 – other international versions of ICD-10 J68.4 may differ.
ICD-10-CM J68.4 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 190 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with mcc
- 191 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with cc
- 192 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Emphysema (diffuse) (chronic) due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
- Obliterative bronchiolitis (chronic) (subacute) due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
- Pulmonary fibrosis (chronic) due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
Type 1 Excludes
- chronic pulmonary edema due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.1)
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 J68.4:
- chemical (chronic) > Bronchiolitis (acute) (infective) (subacute) J21.9
- due to fumes or vapors > obliterative (chronic) (subacute) J44.9
- due to chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors (inhalation) > obliterative (chronic) (subacute) J44.9
- chronic > chemical (acute) (subacute) J68.0
- chronic > due to fumes or vapors J68.0
- chemical (due to fumes or vapors) > chronic J42
- due to > chronic J42
- chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors (inhalation) > due to J68.4
- due to > chronic NOS J98.9
- chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors > due to J68.4
- chronic > chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors J68.9
- due to chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors > Emphysema (atrophic) (bullous) (chronic) (interlobular) (lung) (obstructive) (pulmonary) (senile) (vesicular) J43.9
- chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors (inhalation) > diffuse (idiopathic) J84.10