Alphabetic Index FY2027

J69.8

Pneumonitis due to inhalation of other solids and liquids

FY2027Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system/J60–J70 Lung diseases due to external agents

BillableComplete code, valid to report
Care settingsHospital MCC

J69.8 (also written J698) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for pneumonitis due to inhalation of other solids and liquids. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 3 codes in category J69 (Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 8 entries. Its coding notes include a Code first instruction, a Use additional code instruction, a Code also instruction, 2 Excludes1 entries and 11 Excludes2 entries.

Code first

If the underlying condition listed here is present and known, sequence it first.

This code

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

Also from chapter/block level (7 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system
  • code, where applicable, to identify:
    • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
    • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
    • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
    • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
    • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Code also

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.

Inherited from J69 Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids
  • , if applicable, other types of pneumonias, such as:
    • bacterial pneumonia (J13-J15.-)
    • viral pneumonia (J12.-)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from J69 Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids
  • neonatal aspiration syndromes (P24.-)
  • postprocedural pneumonitis (J95.4)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
Inherited from J60–J70 Lung diseases due to external agents
  • asthma (J45.-)
  • malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-)
Inherited from Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Hospital MCC

Counts as a major complication or comorbidity (MCC) when reported as a secondary diagnosis on an inpatient claim. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 124 codes in its exclusion list. Some MS-DRGs also ignore a CC or MCC that defines the DRG.

Source: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44, effective October 1, 2026, Appendix C

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Pneumonitis due to aspiration of blood
  • Pneumonitis due to aspiration of detergent

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system
  • When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 8 entries