Diagnosis Code

J39.8 OTHER SPECIFIED DISEASES OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J39.8

Short Description: Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract

Long Description: Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract

The code J39.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)
      • Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J39)
        • J39.8 Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abscess of trachea
  • Abscess of upper respiratory tract
  • Acquired tracheal collapse
  • Acquired tracheal fistula
  • Acquired tracheal stenosis
  • Acquired tracheo-arterial fistula
  • Bleeding of pharynx
  • Calcification of trachea
  • Cicatrix of trachea
  • Compression of esophagus
  • Compression of trachea and esophagus co-occurrent and due to congenital anomaly of aortic arch
  • Disorder of trachea
  • Drooping of soft palate
  • Edema of uvula
  • Erosion of esophageal tumor into trachea
  • Extrinsic obstruction of trachea
  • Fibrosis of upper respiratory tract due to paracoccidioidomycosis
  • Hematoma of oropharynx
  • Hematoma of pharynx
  • Hematoma of trachea
  • Iatrogenic perforation of trachea
  • Lesion of nasopharynx
  • Mass of trachea
  • Motor function of palate - finding
  • Motor function of palate - finding
  • Nasopharyngeal stenosis
  • Obstruction of trachea
  • Ossification of trachea
  • Perforation of trachea
  • Perichondritis of trachea
  • Pharyngeal hemorrhage
  • Pharyngeal stenosis
  • Poor elevation soft palate
  • Segmental tracheal stenosis
  • Stenosis of trachea
  • Stenosis of tracheobronchial tree
  • Tracheal diverticulosis
  • Tracheal dyskinesia
  • Tracheal hemorrhage
  • Tracheal rupture
  • Tracheobroncheopathia osteoplastica
  • Tracheocele
  • Ulcer of trachea
  • Velopharyngeal mislearning

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J39.8 Right Arrow 478.9 Upper resp dis NEC/NOS
519.19 Trachea & bronch dis NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
J39.0 Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess
J39.1 Other abscess of pharynx
J39.2 Other diseases of pharynx
J39.3 Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified
J39.9 Disease of upper respiratory tract, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023