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List of Diseases and Injuries

Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4A)


Excludes 1: bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)

Excludes 2: cystic fibrosis (E84.-)

J40Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic
Bronchitis NOS
Bronchitis with tracheitis NOS
Catarrhal bronchitis
Tracheobronchitis NOS

Use Additional Code: code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

Excludes 1: acute bronchitis (J20.-)
allergic bronchitis NOS (J45.909-)
asthmatic bronchitis NOS (J45.9-)
bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)

J41Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
Use Additional Code: code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

Excludes 2: chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
chronic obstructive bronchitis (J44.-)

J41.0Simple chronic bronchitis

J41.1Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis

J41.8Mixed simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis

J42Unspecified chronic bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis NOS
Chronic tracheitis
Chronic tracheobronchitis

Use Additional Code: code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

Excludes 1: bronchiolitis obliterans and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (J44.81)
chronic asthmatic bronchitis (J44.-)
chronic bronchitis with airways obstruction (J44.-)
chronic emphysematous bronchitis (J44.-)
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease NOS (J44.9)
simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis (J41.-)

J43Emphysema
Excludes 1: compensatory emphysema (J98.3)
emphysema due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors (J68.4)
interstitial emphysema (J98.2)
mediastinal emphysema (J98.2)
neonatal interstitial emphysema (P25.0)
surgical (subcutaneous) emphysema (T81.82)

Excludes 2: emphysema with chronic (obstructive) bronchitis (J44.-)
emphysematous (obstructive) bronchitis (J44.-)
traumatic subcutaneous emphysema (T79.7)

J43.0Unilateral pulmonary emphysema [MacLeod's syndrome]
Swyer-James syndrome
Unilateral emphysema
Unilateral hyperlucent lung
Unilateral pulmonary artery functional hypoplasia
Unilateral transparency of lung

J43.1Panlobular emphysema
Panacinar emphysema

J43.2Centrilobular emphysema

J43.8Other emphysema

J43.9Emphysema, unspecified
Bullous emphysema (lung)(pulmonary)
Emphysema (lung)(pulmonary) NOS
Emphysematous bleb
Vesicular emphysema (lung)(pulmonary)

J44Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Includes: asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis
chronic bronchitis with airway obstruction
chronic bronchitis with emphysema
chronic emphysematous bronchitis
chronic obstructive asthma
chronic obstructive bronchitis
chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis

Code Also: type of asthma, if applicable (J45.-)

Excludes 1: chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-)
chronic tracheitis (J42)
chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)

Excludes 2: bronchiectasis (J47.-)
emphysema without chronic bronchitis (J43.-)

J44.0Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) lower respiratory infection
Code Also: to identify the infection

J44.1Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation
Decompensated COPD
Decompensated COPD with (acute) exacerbation

Excludes 2: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] with acute bronchitis (J44.0)
lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

J44.8Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

J44.81Bronchiolitis obliterans and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome
Obliterative bronchiolitis

Code First: , if applicable:
complication of bone marrow transplant (T86.09)
complication of stem cell transplant (T86.5)
heart-lung transplant rejection (T86.31)
lung transplant rejection (T86.810)
other complications of heart-lung transplant (T86.39)
other complications of lung transplant (T86.818)

Code Also: , if applicable, associated conditions, such as:
chronic graft-versus-host disease (D89.811)
chronic lung allograft dysfunction (J4A.-)
chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.4)

J44.89Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis
Chronic emphysematous bronchitis

J44.9Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified
Chronic obstructive airway disease NOS
Chronic obstructive lung disease NOS

Excludes 2: lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

J4AChronic lung allograft dysfunction
Code First: , if applicable:
heart-lung transplant rejection (T86.31)
lung transplant rejection (T86.810)
other complications of heart-lung transplant (T86.39)
other complications of lung transplant (T86.818)

Code Also: , if applicable, bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (J44.81)

J4A.0Restrictive allograft syndrome
Code Also: , if applicable, for mixed chronic lung allograft dysfunction, bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (J44.81)

J4A.8Other chronic lung allograft dysfunction

J4A.9Chronic lung allograft dysfunction, unspecified

J45Asthma
Includes: allergic (predominantly) asthma
allergic bronchitis NOS
allergic rhinitis with asthma
atopic asthma
extrinsic allergic asthma
hay fever with asthma
idiosyncratic asthma
intrinsic nonallergic asthma
nonallergic asthma

Use Additional Code: code to identify:
eosinophilic asthma (J82.83)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

Excludes 1: detergent asthma (J69.8)
miner's asthma (J60)
wheezing NOS (R06.2)
wood asthma (J67.8)

Excludes 2: asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.9)
chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis (J44.9)
chronic obstructive asthma (J44.9)

J45.2Mild intermittent asthma

J45.20Mild intermittent asthma, uncomplicated
Mild intermittent asthma NOS

J45.21Mild intermittent asthma with (acute) exacerbation

J45.22Mild intermittent asthma with status asthmaticus

J45.3Mild persistent asthma

J45.30Mild persistent asthma, uncomplicated
Mild persistent asthma NOS

J45.31Mild persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation

J45.32Mild persistent asthma with status asthmaticus

J45.4Moderate persistent asthma

J45.40Moderate persistent asthma, uncomplicated
Moderate persistent asthma NOS

J45.41Moderate persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation

J45.42Moderate persistent asthma with status asthmaticus

J45.5Severe persistent asthma

J45.50Severe persistent asthma, uncomplicated
Severe persistent asthma NOS

J45.51Severe persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation

J45.52Severe persistent asthma with status asthmaticus

J45.9Other and unspecified asthma

J45.90Unspecified asthma
Asthmatic bronchitis NOS
Childhood asthma NOS
Late onset asthma

J45.901Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation

J45.902Unspecified asthma with status asthmaticus

J45.909Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated
Asthma NOS

Excludes 2: lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

J45.99Other asthma

J45.990Exercise induced bronchospasm

J45.991Cough variant asthma

J45.998Other asthma

J47Bronchiectasis
Includes: bronchiolectasis

Use Additional Code: code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

Excludes 1: congenital bronchiectasis (Q33.4)
tuberculous bronchiectasis (current disease) (A15.0)

J47.0Bronchiectasis with acute lower respiratory infection
Bronchiectasis with acute bronchitis

Code Also: to identify infection, if applicable

J47.1Bronchiectasis with (acute) exacerbation

J47.9Bronchiectasis, uncomplicated
Bronchiectasis NOS