Diagnosis Code: J43.9

Short Description: Emphysema, unspecified

Long Description: Emphysema, unspecified

The code J43.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
  • Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4A)
    • Emphysema (J43)
      • J43.9 Emphysema, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Atrophic emphysema
• Bulla of lung
• Bulla of lung
• Bullous emphysema with collapse
• Chronic atelectasis
• Chronic bullous emphysema
• Chronic bullous emphysema
• Chronic hemolytic anemia
• Emphysema of left lung
• Emphysema of right lung
• Emphysematous bleb of lung
• Giant bullous emphysema
• Hemolytic anemia with emphysema AND cutis laxa
• Lung cyst
• Lung cyst
• Obstructive emphysema
• Paraseptal emphysema
• Pulmonary emphysema
• Pulmonary emphysema co-occurrent with fibrosis of lung
• Pulmonary emphysema in alpha-1 PI deficiency
• Ruptured emphysematous bleb of lung
• Segmental bullous emphysema
• Vanishing lung
• Zonal bullous emphysema

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J43.9 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 J43.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Bullous emphysema (lung)(pulmonary)
  • Emphysema (lung)(pulmonary) NOS
  • Emphysematous bleb
  • Vesicular emphysema (lung)(pulmonary)

Crosswalk Information

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