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- J69.0 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 J69.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J69.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 J69.0 may differ.
ICD-10-CM J69.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 177 Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc
- 178 Respiratory infections and inflammations with cc
- 179 Respiratory infections and inflammations without cc/mcc
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
Applicable To
- Aspiration pneumonia NOS
- Aspiration pneumonia (due to) food (regurgitated)
- Aspiration pneumonia (due to) gastric secretions
- Aspiration pneumonia (due to) milk
- Aspiration pneumonia (due to) vomit
Type 1 Excludes
- chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia (J95.4)
- obstetric aspiration pneumonitis (O74.0)
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
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
- 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J69.0:
- bronchitis > Aspiration
- pneumonia > Aspiration
- pneumonitis > Aspiration
- aspiration (due to food and vomit) > Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) J40
- pneumonia > Deglutition
- aspiration > lung S27.309
- lung > Injury T14.90
- aspiration > lung J69.0
- aspiration > Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) J18.9
- food (regurgitated) > due to
- gastric secretions > due to
- milk (regurgitated) > due to
- vomitus > due to
- aspiration > Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)
- food, vomit (aspiration) > due to J68.0
- food, milk, vomit (regurgitated) > inhalation J69.8
- saliva > inhalation J69.8