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Diagnosis Code

J42 UNSPECIFIED CHRONIC BRONCHITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J42

Short Description: Unspecified chronic bronchitis

Long Description: Unspecified chronic bronchitis

The code J42 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4A)
      • Unspecified chronic bronchitis (J42)
        • J42 Unspecified chronic bronchitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome due to and after lung transplantation
  • Bronchitis
  • Bronchitis co-occurrent with acute wheeze
  • Bronchitis co-occurrent with chronic wheeze
  • Bronchitis co-occurrent with wheeze
  • Bronchitis co-occurrent with wheeze
  • Chronic bronchiolitis
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Chronic bronchitis co-occurrent with wheeze
  • Chronic graft-versus-host disease
  • Chronic obliterative bronchiolitis
  • Chronic tracheitis
  • Chronic tracheobronchitis
  • Eosinophilic bronchitis
  • Fetid chronic bronchitis
  • Infectious disorder of bronchus
  • Protracted bronchitis caused by bacterium
  • Septic bronchitis
  • Tracheobronchitis
  • Wheezing
  • Wheezing
  • Wheezing
  • Wheezing

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J42 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Mcc (190)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Cc (191)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Without Cc/mcc (192)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J42 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Chronic bronchitis NOS
    • Chronic tracheitis
    • Chronic tracheobronchitis
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • 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*.-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J42 Right Arrow 491.9 Chronic bronchitis NOS

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.

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

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