Diagnosis Code

J98.9 RESPIRATORY DISORDER, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J98.9

Short Description: Respiratory disorder, unspecified

Long Description: Respiratory disorder, unspecified

The code J98.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Other diseases of the respiratory system (J96-J99)
      • Other respiratory disorders (J98)
        • J98.9 Respiratory disorder, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Adenoviral respiratory disease
  • Airway morbidity
  • Alopecia, nail dystrophy, ophthalmic complications, thyroid dysfunction, hypohidrosis, ephelides, enteropathy and respiratory tract infections
  • Arthropathy associated with respiratory disorder
  • Attends respiratory support group
  • Cardiac arrest due to respiratory disorder
  • Chronic disease of respiratory system
  • Disease of respiratory system complicating pregnancy
  • Disease of the respiratory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and/or the puerperium
  • Disorder of lower respiratory system
  • Disorder of respiratory system
  • Disorder of respiratory system co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Erythrocytosis due to pulmonary disease
  • Erythrocytosis due to tissue hypoxemia
  • Fetal disorder due to chronic maternal respiratory disease
  • Fetal disorder due to maternal respiratory disease
  • Inhaler technique - good
  • Polycythemia due to cyanotic respiratory disease
  • Respiratory complication
  • Respiratory complications of care
  • Respiratory disease treatment started
  • Respiratory morbidity
  • Respiratory treatment changed
  • Tracheobronchial disorder

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J98.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Respiratory System Diagnoses With Mcc (205)
  • Other Respiratory System Diagnoses Without Mcc (206)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J98.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Respiratory disease (chronic) NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J98.9 Right Arrow 519.9 Resp system disease 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.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
J98 Other respiratory disorders
J98.0 Diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classified
J98.01 Acute bronchospasm
J98.09 Other diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classified
J98.1 Pulmonary collapse
J98.11 Atelectasis
J98.19 Other pulmonary collapse
J98.2 Interstitial emphysema
J98.3 Compensatory emphysema
J98.4 Other disorders of lung
J98.5 Diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classified
J98.51 Mediastinitis
J98.59 Other diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classified
J98.6 Disorders of diaphragm
J98.8 Other specified respiratory disorders


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