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J68.9 ICD-10-CA code: Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours

J68.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

J68.9

Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours

Short description: Resp cond NOS dt chemicals gases fumes

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written J689

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to J68.9. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Disease, diseased, respiratory (tract), due to, chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors

Notes for J68.9

As CIHI prints them, with any note J68.9 takes from the headings above it.

Use additional code

Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Asthma classified to J45.-From J60-J70 Lung diseases due to external agents
  • Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

Note

  • 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).From Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

Where J68.9 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
  2. 2Block J60-J70Lung diseases due to external agents
  3. 3Category J68Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours
  4. 4Valid code J68.9Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See J68.9 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code J68.9 mean?

J68.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is J68.9 in ICD-10-CA?

J68.9 sits under J68 Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours, within J60-J70 Lung diseases due to external agents, within Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99).

What coding notes apply to J68.9?

ICD-10-CA lists Use additional code, Excludes, Note notes for J68.9, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside J68.9

J68.0Bronchitis and pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapoursJ68.1Pulmonary oedema due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapoursJ68.2Upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours, not elsewhere classifiedJ68.3Other acute and subacute respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapoursJ68.4Chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapoursJ68.8Other respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours