Diagnosis Code

J21.0 ACUTE BRONCHIOLITIS DUE TO RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J21.0

Short Description: Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus

Long Description: Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus

The code J21.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22)
      • Acute bronchiolitis (J21)
        • J21.0 Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute bronchiolitis
  • Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
  • Acute viral bronchiolitis
  • Respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis
  • Respiratory syncytial virus infection
  • Respiratory syncytial virus infection

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J21.0 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 J21.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Acute bronchiolitis due to RSV

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J21.0 Right Arrow 466.11 Acu broncholitis d/t RSV

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
J21 Acute bronchiolitis
J21.1 Acute bronchiolitis due to human metapneumovirus
J21.8 Acute bronchiolitis due to other specified organisms
J21.9 Acute bronchiolitis, unspecified


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