2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J98.9

Approximate Synonyms

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

• Adenoviral respiratory disease
• Airway morbidity
• Alopecia, nail dystrophy, ophthalmic complications, thyroid dysfunction, hypohidrosis, ephelides, enteropathy and respiratory tract infections
• Arthropathy associated with respiratory disorder
• Attends respiratory support group
• Cardiac arrest due to respiratory disorder
• Chronic disease of respiratory system
• Disease of respiratory system complicating pregnancy
• Disease of the respiratory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and/or the puerperium
• Disorder of lower respiratory system
• Disorder of respiratory system
• Disorder of respiratory system co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
• Erythrocytosis due to pulmonary disease
• Erythrocytosis due to tissue hypoxemia
• Fetal disorder due to chronic maternal respiratory disease
• Fetal disorder due to maternal respiratory disease
• Inhaler technique - good
• Polycythemia due to cyanotic respiratory disease
• Respiratory complication
• Respiratory complications of care
• Respiratory disease treatment started
• Respiratory morbidity
• Respiratory treatment changed
• Tracheobronchial disorder

J98.9 is grouped with Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping

Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a classification system used to group together diagnosis codes for the purpose of reimbursement and healthcare management. DRGs are used to standardize the way hospitals and other providers are paid for inpatient services. In this system patients are grouped together based on their principal diagnosis in areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). Once a patient is assigned a particular diagnostic category, providers receive a predetermined payment rate for the services rendered. This reimbursement rate is often fixed and is meant to cover the cost of care for that patient. Reimbursement is also affected by the relative weight of a diagnostic related group based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Diagnostic related groups encourage healthcare providers to focus on quality and efficiency in patient care while managing costs effectively. The diagnosis code is present in the following groups for version MS-DRG V41.0 applicable from 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2024.

The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Convert J98.9 to ICD-9-CM

• ICD-9-CM Code: 519.9 - Resp system disease NOS

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.