Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Mendelson's syndrome
  • Postprocedural aspiration pneumonia

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with J95.4

  • O74.0 - aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia complicating labor and delivery (O74.0)
  • O29 - aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia complicating pregnancy (O29)
  • O89.01 - 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)

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