J95.4✓ Billable

Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia

Inclusion Terms

  • Mendelson's syndrome
  • Postprocedural aspiration pneumonia

Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • 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)

Notes

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T41.- with fifth or sixth character 5)

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