Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)

    • Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)

      • Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44)

        • J44 - Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • J44.0 - Chr obstructive pulmon disease with (acute) lower resp infct BILLABLE CODE
        • J44.1 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w (acute) exacerbation BILLABLE CODE
        • J44.9 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified BILLABLE CODE

Instructional Notations

Includes Includes
This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.

• 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

Code Also Code Also
A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.

• type of asthma, if applicable J45

Use Additional Code 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
• history of tobacco dependence Z87.891
• occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke Z57.31
• tobacco dependence F17
• tobacco use Z72.0

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.

• bronchiectasis J47
• chronic bronchitis NOS J42
• chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis J41
• chronic tracheitis J42
• chronic tracheobronchitis J42
• emphysema without chronic bronchitis J43