Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic (J40) ICD-10-CM

Inclusion Terms

These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.

• Bronchitis NOS
• Bronchitis with tracheitis NOS
• Catarrhal bronchitis
• Tracheobronchitis NOS

Use Additional Code

The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.

• code to identify:
• exposure to environmental tobacco smoke Z77.22
• exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period P96.81
• history of tobacco dependence Z87.891
• occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke Z57.31
• tobacco dependence F17
• tobacco use Z72.0

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.

• acute bronchitis J20
• allergic bronchitis NOS J45.909
• asthmatic bronchitis NOS J45.9
• bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors J68.0