J68.0: Bronchitis and pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours
You have inhaled substances, vapors or smoke. As a result, the airways in your lungs have become inflamed.
The air is breathed in through the mouth or nose. From there the air goes into the trachea via the larynx. At the end of the windpipe are two bronchial tubes (or bronchi) branching away from it. The bronchial tubes run into the lungs. What is more, the bronchial tubes divide into even smaller branches. The larynx, the trachea, the bronchia and the lungs are part of the lower airways.
You have inhaled substances, vapors or smoke. As a result, the mucous membrane of your bronchial tubes was irritated. The mucous membrane of your bronchial tubes has become inflamed and is swollen. It is also possible that your lungs have become inflamed as a result.
Due to an inflammation in the bronchial tubes or lungs, you may have various symptoms. These include shortness of breath, coughing and phlegm. Phlegm is thick mucus that is coughed up. Shortness of breath can get worse when the lungs additionally become inflamed.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).
