ICD-10-CM · Chapter 10

J95..4 Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia

Billable

← J95 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified Chapter 10: J00-J99

Includes

Mendelson's syndrome
Postprocedural aspiration pneumonia

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded 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)

Last reviewed: September 2026