Coding Alternatives for Vaping Injuries & Illnesses

ICD-10 CM has no medical coding guidelines or classifications for vaping / e-cigarette use. With the increase use and illnesses being reported, alternatives need to be used to report these diagnoses until ICD-10 approves specific codes. Some codes you could possibly use would include J69.1 – Pneumonitis due to inhalation of oils and essences T40.7 …