Diagnosis Code: J40

Short Description: Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic

Long Description: Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic

The code J40 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
  • Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4A)
    • Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic (J40)
      • J40 Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Bronchial irritation
• Bronchitis
• Bronchitis co-occurrent with acute wheeze
• Bronchitis co-occurrent with chronic wheeze
• Bronchitis co-occurrent with wheeze
• Infectious disorder of bronchus
• Laryngotracheobronchitis
• Occupational bronchitis
• Plastic bronchitis
• Plastic bronchitis after cardiac procedure
• Postoperative bronchitis
• Septic bronchitis
• Tracheobronchitis
• Wheezing
• Wheezing
• Wheezing

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J40 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Bronchitis And Asthma With Cc/mcc (202)
• Bronchitis And Asthma Without Cc/mcc (203)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J40 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Bronchitis NOS
  • Bronchitis with tracheitis NOS
  • Catarrhal bronchitis
  • Tracheobronchitis NOS
• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • acute bronchitis (@J20*.-)
  • allergic bronchitis NOS (@J45.909*-)
  • asthmatic bronchitis NOS (@J45.9*-)
  • bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (@J68.0*)

Crosswalk Information

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

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