J22 UNSPECIFIED ACUTE LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTION

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: J22
  • Short Description: Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection
  • Long Description: Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code J22 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Acute lower respiratory tract infection
  • Acute respiratory infections
  • Bacterial lower respiratory infection
  • COVID-19
  • Infection of lower respiratory tract and mediastinum
  • Infection of lower respiratory tract caused by SARS-CoV-2
  • Lower respiratory tract infection
  • Postoperative lower respiratory tract infection
  • Severe acute respiratory infection
  • Viral lower respiratory infection

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J22 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Other Respiratory System Diagnoses With Mcc (205)
  2. Other Respiratory System Diagnoses Without Mcc (206)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J22 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Acute (lower) respiratory (tract) infection NOS
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • upper respiratory infection (acute) (@J06.9*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J22 Right Arrow 519.8 Resp system disease 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.

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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