496 CHR AIRWAY OBSTRUCT NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 496

Short Description: Chr airway obstruct NEC

Long Description: Chronic airway obstruction, not elsewhere classified

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and allied conditions (490-496)
      • 496 Chronic airways obstruction, not elsewhere classified
        • 496 Chr airway obstruct NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease
  • Chronic obstructive lung disease
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection
  • End stage chronic obstructive airways disease
  • Mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Pulmonary hypertension due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Pulmonary hypertension due to pulmonary disease with mixed restrictive and obstructive pattern
  • Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 496 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Bronchospasm 519.11
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • lung NEC 518.89
      • nonspecific, chronic 496
      • obstructive (chronic) (COPD) 496
        • with
          • acute
            • bronchitis 491.22
            • exacerbation NEC 491.21
          • alveolitis, allergic (see also Alveolitis, allergic) 495.9
          • asthma (chronic) (obstructive) 493.2
          • bronchiectasis 494.0
            • with acute exacerbation 494.1
          • bronchitis (chronic) 491.20
            • with
              • acute bronchitis 491.22
              • exacerbation (acute) 491.21
          • decompensated 491.21
            • with exacerbation 491.21
              • with
              • exacerbation (acute) 491.21
          • emphysema NEC 492.8
        • diffuse (with fibrosis) 496
    • pulmonary - see also Disease, lung
      • diffuse obstructive (chronic) 496
        • with
          • acute bronchitis 491.22
          • asthma (chronic) (obstructive) 493.2
          • exacerbation NEC (acute) 491.21
      • obstructive diffuse (chronic) 496
        • with
          • acute bronchitis 491.22
          • asthma (chronic) (obstructive) 493.2
          • bronchitis (chronic) 491.20
            • acute 491.22
          • exacerbation NEC (acute) 491.21
        • decompensated 491.21
          • with exacerbation 491.21
    • respiratory (tract) 519.9
      • obstructive 496
  • DOPS (diffuse obstructive pulmonary syndrome) 496
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
    • airway NEC 519.8
      • chronic 496
        • with
          • allergic alveolitis NEC 495.5
          • asthma NEC (see also Asthma) 493.2
          • bronchiectasis 494.0
            • with acute exacerbation 494.1
          • bronchitis (chronic) (see also Bronchitis, chronic, obstructive) 491.20
          • emphysema NEC 492.8
    • lung 518.89
      • airway, chronic 496
      • chronic NEC 496
        • with
          • asthma (chronic) (obstructive) 493.2
      • disease, chronic 496
        • with
          • asthma (chronic) (obstructive) 493.2
    • respiratory 519.8
      • chronic 496
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • diffuse obstructive pulmonary 496

Crosswalk Information

The code 496 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
496 Right Arrow J44.9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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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