2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J99

Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

ICD-10-CM Code:
J99
ICD-10 Code for:
Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the respiratory system
    (J00–J99)
    • Other diseases of the respiratory system
      (J96-J99)
      • Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
        (J99)

J99 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Acute pulmonary African histoplasmosis
  • Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis
  • African histoplasmosis
  • African histoplasmosis
  • African histoplasmosis
  • Allergic disorder of respiratory system
  • Chronic pulmonary African histoplasmosis
  • Chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis
  • Disorder of respiratory system co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Disorder of respiratory system due to microscopic polyangiitis
  • Lung disease due to connective tissue disorder
  • Lung involvement associated with another disorder
  • Necrosis of artery
  • Pneumonia due to Histoplasma
  • Pneumonia due to Histoplasma
  • Pneumonia due to Histoplasma
  • Pneumonia due to Histoplasma capsulatum
  • Pneumonia due to Histoplasma capsulatum
  • Pneumonia due to Histoplasma capsulatum
  • Pulmonary African histoplasmosis
  • Pulmonary amyloidosis
  • Pulmonary histoplasmosis
  • Pulmonary histoplasmosis
  • Pulmonary histoplasmosis
  • Pulmonary schistosomiasis
  • Respiratory disorder with AIDS
  • Restrictive lung disease
  • Restrictive lung disease
  • Restrictive lung disease
  • Restrictive lung disease due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Restrictive lung disease due to Parkinson disease
  • Restrictive lung mechanics due to neuromuscular disease

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Restrictive Lung Disease

    decreased lung volume and inadequate ventilation due to parenchymal lung disorders (e.g., interstitial pulmonary fibrosis) or extrapulmonary disorders (e.g., scoliosis). patients present with shortness of breath and cough.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Code First

Code First
Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. For such conditions, the ICD-10-CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying condition be sequenced first followed by the manifestation. Wherever such a combination exists, there is a "use additional code" note at the etiology code, and a "code first" note at the manifestation code. These instructional notes indicate the proper sequencing order of the codes, etiology followed by manifestation.
  • underlying disease, such as:
  • amyloidosis E85
  • ankylosing spondylitis M45
  • congenital syphilis A50
  • cryoglobulinemia D89.1
  • early congenital syphilis A50.0
  • plasminogen deficiency E88.02
  • schistosomiasis B65.0 B65.9

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10-CM Code Edits are applicable to this code:

  • Manifestation diagnoses - Manifestation codes describe the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself, and therefore should not be used as a principal diagnosis.

Convert J99 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 517.8 - Lung involv in oth dis
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.