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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J39.8

Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract

ICD-10-CM Code:
J39.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract
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 upper respiratory tract
      (J30-J39)
      • Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
        (J39)

J39.8 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract. 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:

  • Abscess of trachea
  • Abscess of upper respiratory tract
  • Acquired tracheal collapse
  • Acquired tracheal fistula
  • Acquired tracheal stenosis
  • Acquired tracheo-arterial fistula
  • Bleeding of pharynx
  • Calcification of trachea
  • Cicatrix of trachea
  • Compression of esophagus
  • Compression of trachea and esophagus co-occurrent and due to congenital anomaly of aortic arch
  • Disorder of trachea
  • Drooping of soft palate
  • Edema of uvula
  • Erosion of esophageal tumor into trachea
  • Extrinsic obstruction of trachea
  • Fibrosis of upper respiratory tract due to paracoccidioidomycosis
  • Hematoma of oropharynx
  • Hematoma of pharynx
  • Hematoma of trachea
  • Iatrogenic perforation of trachea
  • Lesion of nasopharynx
  • Mass of trachea
  • Motor function of palate - finding
  • Motor function of palate - finding
  • Nasopharyngeal stenosis
  • Obstruction of trachea
  • Ossification of trachea
  • Perforation of trachea
  • Perichondritis of trachea
  • Pharyngeal hemorrhage
  • Pharyngeal stenosis
  • Poor elevation soft palate
  • Segmental tracheal stenosis
  • Stenosis of trachea
  • Stenosis of tracheobronchial tree
  • Tracheal diverticulosis
  • Tracheal dyskinesia
  • Tracheal hemorrhage
  • Tracheal rupture
  • Tracheobroncheopathia osteoplastica
  • Tracheocele
  • Ulcer of trachea
  • Velopharyngeal mislearning

Clinical Classification

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert J39.8 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 478.9 - Upper resp dis NEC/NOS
    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.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 519.19 - Trachea & bronch dis NEC
    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.

Patient Education


Bronchial Disorders

When you breathe in, the air travels down through your trachea (windpipe). It then goes through two tubes to your lungs. These tubes are your bronchi. Bronchial disorders can make it hard for you to breathe.

The most common problem with the bronchi is bronchitis, an inflammation of the tubes. It can be acute or chronic. Other problems include:

  • Bronchiectasis - a condition in which damage to the airways causes them to widen and become flabby and scarred
  • Exercise-induced bronchospasm - a breathing problem that happens when your airways shrink while you are exercising
  • Bronchiolitis - an inflammation of the small airways that branch off from the bronchi
  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia - a chronic lung condition in infants, most often premature infants

[Learn More in MedlinePlus]

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.