J69.0

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

Approximate Synonyms

• Acute aspiration pneumonia

• Aspiration pneumonia

• Aspiration pneumonia due to inhalation of milk

• Aspiration pneumonia due to inhalation of vomitus

• Aspiration pneumonia due to regurgitated food

• Aspiration pneumonia due to regurgitated gastric secretions

• Aspiration pneumonia, acute

• Aspiration pneumonia, chronic, recurrent

• Aspiration pneumonia, food

• Aspiration pneumonia, gastric secretions

• Aspiration pneumonia, milk

• Aspiration pneumonia, vomitus

• Recurrent aspiration pneumonia

Clinical Information

• A type of lung inflammation resulting from the aspiration of food, liquid, or gastric contents into the upper respiratory tract.

• Pneumonia secondary to aspiration of liquids and gastric contents into the lungs.

Details

• J69.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 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.