Table 3.

Current e-cigarette or vaping product use–associated lung injury coding guidelines^*

Current Coding Guidelines for EVALI Encounters •U0.70 Vaping-related disorder (general category for a range of vaping product–related clinical presentations)

Additional specific condition diagnoses (examples):

•J68.0 Bronchitis and pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes, and vapors   ○ Includes chemical pneumonitis

•J69.1 Pneumonitis due to inhalation of oils and essences   ○ Includes lipoid pneumonia

•J80 Acute respiratory distress syndrome •J82 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified •J84.114 Acute interstitial pneumonitis •J84.89 Other specified interstitial pulmonary disease •R04.89 Diffuse pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage

Acute lung injury with no additional conditions specified:

•J68.9 Unspecified respiratory condition due to chemicals, gases, fumes, and vapors

Note: Additional codes may be needed to fully characterize an event so that encounters fully comply with ICD-10 coding rules.

Definition of abbreviations: CDC = U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; EVALI = e-cigarette or vaping product use–associated lung injury; ICD-10 = International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.

*Materials developed by CDC.