J20.9
BillableAcute bronchitis, unspecified
Acute bronchitis, unspecified
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)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Bronchial spasm4386001
- Bronchospasm4386001
- Acute bronchitis with obstruction5875001
- Acute tracheitis with obstruction8519009
- Acute bronchitis10509002
- Acute tracheitis26650005
- Purulent bronchitis29591002
- Bronchitis32398004
- Acute tracheobronchitis35301006
- Subacute bronchitis36426008
- Bronchial obstruction36925002
- Obstruction of bronchus36925002
- Croupous bronchitis53926002
- Fibrinous bronchitis53926002
- Membranous bronchitis53926002
- Plastic bronchitis53926002
- Acute laryngotracheitis64375000
- Septic bronchitis65878001
- Obstruction of trachea73342002
- Obstructive tracheal disease73342002
- Tracheal obstruction73342002
- Acute bronchitis with bronchospasm80257001
- LTB - Laryngotracheobronchitis85915003
- Laryngotracheobronchitis85915003
- Acute croupous bronchitis195714005
- Acute fibrinous bronchitis195714005
- Acute pseudomembranous bronchitis195714005
- Acute purulent bronchitis195717003
- Acute bacterial bronchitis233598009
- Acute fibrinous laryngotracheobronchitis275495004
- Acute infective bronchitis312371005
- Acute infective tracheobronchitis312400008
- Acute laryngitis with obstruction408669002
- Acute noninfective bronchitis735464006
- Bronchitis co-occurrent with wheeze785728005
- Bronchitis co-occurrent with chronic wheeze785737005
- Bronchitis co-occurrent with acute wheeze785744001
- Acute bronchitis co-occurrent with wheeze785745000
- Acute bronchospasm98641000119100
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code J20.9?
ICD-10-CM code J20.9 represents "Acute bronchitis, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is J20.9 a billable code?
Yes, J20.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is J20.9 in?
J20.9 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).
What codes cannot be used with J20.9?
J20.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: bronchitis NOS (J40); tracheobronchitis NOS (J40).
Are additional codes required with J20.9?
Yes, when using J20.9 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 J20.9 map to?
J20.9 maps to 29 SNOMED CT concepts: 233598009, 10509002, 785745000, 80257001, 5875001, and 24 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for J20.9?
J20.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0149514. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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