Osteoporosis makes the bones more susceptible to fracture Age: Smoking alters protein metabolism leading to loss of independence and disability as age progresses Muscle growth: With impaired protein synthesis in smokers, there is an increased expression of myostatin (muscle growth inhibitor) causing atrophy or wasting of muscles Protein synthesis: Comparative study findings showed that basal protein synthesis has markedly reduced in middle to old-aged heavy smokers than those who had never smoked of the same age groups

Index of External Cause of Injuries References found for this diagnosis code in the External Cause of Injuries Index: Damage lung dabbing (related) Damage lung electronic cigarette (related) Damage lung vaping (associated) (device) (product) (use) Damage organ dabbing (related) Damage organ electronic cigarette (related) Damage organ vaping (associated) (device) (product) (use) Disease, diseased lung dabbing (related) Disease, diseased lung electronic cigarette (related) Disease, diseased lung vaping (associated) (device) (product) (use) Disease, diseased organ dabbing (related) Disease, diseased organ electronic cigarette (related) Disease, diseased organ vaping (associated) (device) (product) (use) Disorder(of) lung, interstitial, drug-induced dabbing (related) Disorder(of) lung, interstitial, drug-induced e-cigarette (related) Disorder(of) lung, interstitial, drug-induced electronic cigarette (related) Disorder(of) lung, interstitial, drug-induced vaping (associated) (device) (product) (related) (use) EVALI(e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury) Injury lung dabbing (related) Injury lung electronic cigarette (related) Injury lung EVALI [e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated] Injury lung vaping (associated) (device) (product) (use) Replacement Code U070 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s): J68.0 - Bronchitis & pneumonitis d/t chemicals, gas, fumes & vapors J68.9 - Unsp resp cond due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors J69.1 - Pneumonitis due to inhalation of oils and essences J80 - Acute respiratory distress syndrome J82 - Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified J84.114 - Acute interstitial pneumonitis J84.89 - Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases Z72.0 - Tobacco use Code History FY 2026 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2025 through 9/30/2026 FY 2025 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2024 through 9/30/2025 FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024 FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023 FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022 FY 2021 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021 FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020 Footnotes [1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic

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