J68.3: Other acute and subacute respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours
You have inhaled substances, vapors or smoke. As a result, your airways or lungs were damaged.
When we breathe, the air gets into the body via the respiratory tract. The respiratory tract can be divided into the upper and the lower respiratory tracts. The nose and throat form part of the upper respiratory tract. The lower respiratory tract begins at the larynx. This includes the trachea and the bronchia. The bronchial tubes pass through the lungs and continuously branch out in the process. The bronchial tubes end in the pulmonary alveoli. Oxygen from the air passes into our blood in the pulmonary alveoli (air sacs). These blood vessels extend to the heart. The heart subsequently pumps the blood with the oxygen into the body.
You have inhaled substances, vapors or smoke. As a result, your airways or lungs were irritated. You have a disease in your airways or lungs as a result.
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
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