J95.4Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia
ICD-10-CM billable/specific code — part of Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified (J95)
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
- Mendelson's syndrome
- Postprocedural aspiration pneumonia
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- 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
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T41.- with fifth or sixth character 5)