kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Code

J44.0

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) lower respiratory infection

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Hierarchy

  • J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
    • J40-J47 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)
      • J44 Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
        • J44.0 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) lower respiratory infection
        • J44.1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation
        • J44.9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified

Notes

J00-J99

  • When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).

Code Also

J44.0

  • to identify the infection

J44

  • type of asthma, if applicable (J45.-)

Use Additional

J44

  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
    • Z77.22 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (acute) (chronic)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
    • Z87.891 Personal history of nicotine dependence
  • Z57.31 Occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    • F17 Nicotine dependence
  • Z72.0 Tobacco use

J00-J99

  • code, where applicable, to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
    • Z77.22 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (acute) (chronic)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
    • P96.81 Exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
    • Z87.891 Personal history of nicotine dependence
  • Z57.31 Occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    • F17 Nicotine dependence
  • Z72.0 Tobacco use

Includes

J44

  • asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis
  • chronic bronchitis with airway obstruction
  • chronic bronchitis with emphysema
  • chronic emphysematous bronchitis
  • chronic obstructive asthma
  • chronic obstructive bronchitis
  • chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis

Excludes 1

J44

  • J47 Bronchiectasis
  • chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
    • J42 Unspecified chronic bronchitis
  • chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-)
    • J41 Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
  • chronic tracheitis (J42)
    • J42 Unspecified chronic bronchitis
  • chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)
    • J42 Unspecified chronic bronchitis
  • J43 Emphysema

J40-J47

  • bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)
    • J68.0 Bronchitis and pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors

Excludes 2

J40-J47

  • E84 Cystic fibrosis

J00-J99

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
    • T59.81 Toxic effect of smoke
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

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