J69..0 Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit

Billable

Includes

  • 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

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia (J95.4)
  • obstetric aspiration pneumonitis (O74.0)

Code Also

  • any associated foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)

Last reviewed: September 2026