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J95.4 - Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia


The ICD 10 Code for Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia is listed as J95.4.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: J95.4
Description: Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia
  • Mendelson's syndrome
  • Postprocedural aspiration pneumonia
  • Excludes1: aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia complicating labor and delivery (O74.0)
  • aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia complicating pregnancy (O29)
  • aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia complicating the puerperium (O89.01)
  • Use additional code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T41.- with fifth or sixth character 5)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)		 205 - Other Respiratory System Diagnoses W Mcc
206 - Other Respiratory System Diagnoses W/o Mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Block Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified (J95)
Parent J95 - Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 997.39 - Other respiratory complications (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of J95.4:
J95.0 - Tracheostomy complications
J95.1 - Acute pulmonary insufficiency following thoracic surgery
J95.2 - Acute pulmonary insufficiency following nonthoracic surgery
J95.3 - Chronic pulmonary insufficiency following surgery
J95.5 - Postprocedural subglottic stenosis
J95.6 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a procedure
J95.7 - Accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during a procedure
J95.8 - Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified