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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J44.8

Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ICD-10-CM Code:
J44.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the respiratory system
    (J00–J99)
    • Chronic lower respiratory diseases
      (J40-J4A)
      • Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
        (J44)

J44.8 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Non-specific codes like J44.8 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:

  • Use J44.81 for Bronchiolitis obliterans and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use J44.89 for Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - BILLABLE CODE

New 2024 ICD-10-CM Code

J44.8 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2024, effective October 1, 2023. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2023. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2024 (October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024).

Code History

  • FY 2024 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024