J20.6
BillableAcute bronchitis due to rhinovirus
Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- acute and subacute bronchitis (with) bronchospasm
- acute and subacute bronchitis (with) tracheitis
- acute and subacute bronchitis (with) tracheobronchitis, acute
- acute and subacute fibrinous bronchitis
- acute and subacute membranous bronchitis
- acute and subacute purulent bronchitis
- acute and subacute septic bronchitis
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
- acute bronchitis with bronchiectasis (J47.0)
- acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive asthma (J44.0)
- acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.0)
- allergic bronchitis NOS (J45.909-)
- bronchitis due to chemicals, fumes and vapors (J68.0)
- chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
- chronic mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.1)
- chronic obstructive bronchitis (J44.-)
- chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis (J44.-)
- chronic simple bronchitis (J41.0)
- chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)
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Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code J20.6?
ICD-10-CM code J20.6 represents "Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is J20.6 a billable code?
Yes, J20.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is J20.6 in?
J20.6 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).
What codes cannot be used with J20.6?
J20.6 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: bronchitis NOS (J40); tracheobronchitis NOS (J40).
Are additional codes required with J20.6?
Yes, when using J20.6 you should also code: code, where applicable, 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).
What SNOMED CT codes does J20.6 map to?
J20.6 maps to 3 SNOMED CT concepts: 195728004, 233601004, 41546002. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for J20.6?
J20.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0348797. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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