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Diagnosis Code

J44.0 CHR OBSTRUCTIVE PULMON DISEASE WITH (ACUTE) LOWER RESP INFCT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J44.0

Short Description: Chr obstructive pulmon disease with (acute) lower resp infct

Long Description: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) lower respiratory infection

The code J44.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4A)
      • Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44)
        • J44.0 Chr obstructive pulmon disease with (acute) lower resp infct

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease
  • Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease
  • Acute infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease
  • Chronic obstructive lung disease co-occurrent with acute bronchitis
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J44.0 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 J44.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Code Also:
    • to identify the infection

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J44.0 Right Arrow 491.22 Obs chr bronc w ac bronc
493.21 Ch ob asthma w stat asth

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
J44 Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
J44.1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation
J44.8 Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
J44.81 Bronchiolitis obliterans and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome
J44.89 Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
J44.9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified

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

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