- J68.1 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 J68.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J68.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 J68.1 may differ.
ICD-10-CM J68.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 189 Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure
Applicable To
- Chemical pulmonary edema (acute) (chronic)
Type 1 Excludes
- pulmonary edema (acute) (chronic) NOS (J81.-)
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 J68.1:
- pulmonary edema > silo-filler\’s J68.8
- chemical (acute) > lung J81.1
- chronic > chemical (acute) J68.1
- due to > chronic J81.1
- chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors (inhalation) > due to J68.1
- due to > lung J81.1
- chemicals, fumes or vapors (inhalation) > due to J68.1
- pulmonary edema > Silo-fillers\’ disease J68.8