J98.8
BillableOther specified respiratory disorders
Other specified respiratory disorders
Coding Notes
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)
- apnea NOS (R06.81)
- sleep apnea (G47.3-)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this 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)
- code to identify:
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Trachea displaced13206009
- Tracheal deviation13206009
- Airway constriction44416002
- Constriction of airway44416002
- Upper respiratory tract obstruction68372009
- Air trapping76171001
- Embarrassed airway79688008
- Respiratory obstruction79688008
- Institutional environment related disease90896002
- Excessive bronchial secretion102581000
- Parasitic infection of lung128940004
- Inflammatory disorder of lower respiratory tract128997002
- Airways obstruction reversible170627008
- Airways obstruction irreversible170628003
- Defective mucociliary clearance233660001
- Impaired mucociliary clearance233660001
- Mucociliary clearance defect233660001
- Inherited defective mucociliary clearance233661002
- Inherited impaired mucociliary clearance233661002
- Inherited mucociliary clearance defect233661002
- Immotile cilia syndrome due to excessively long cilia233665006
- Acquired defective mucociliary clearance233668008
- Acquired impaired mucociliary clearance233668008
- Acquired mucociliary clearance defect233668008
- Secondary ciliary dyskinesia233669000
- Transient defective mucociliary clearance233670004
- Transient impaired mucociliary clearance233670004
- Transient mucociliary clearance defect233670004
- Post-upper airway obstruction pulmonary edema233708003
- Post-upper airway obstruction pulmonary oedema233708003
- Partially obstructed airway248554005
- Total airway obstruction248555006
- Totally obstructed airway248555006
- Trachea displaced to right271631006
- RTI - Respiratory tract infection275498002
- Respiratory tract infection275498002
- Tension pneumatocele275503004
- Mass of respiratory structure300851005
- Finding of respiratory obstruction301252002
- Observation of patency of airway301252002
- Observations of respiratory obstruction301252002
- Inspiratory partial airway obstruction301253007
- Expiratory partial airway obstruction301254001
- Inspiratory and expiratory partial airway obstruction301255000
- Bacterial respiratory infection312117008
- Fungal respiratory infection312149008
- Inflammatory disorder of the respiratory tract363180009
- Inflammatory disorder of the respiratory system373405005
- Failure to ventilate patients lungs mechanically405496006
- Inability to ventilate patients lungs mechanically405496006
- Obstruction of airway caused by tongue425227004
- Sleep hypoventilation due to lower airway obstruction426542005
- Obstruction of lower respiratory tract427286007
- Obstruction of airway caused by blood427480003
- Partial obstruction of airway caused by tongue428487003
- Sleep hypoventilation443760008
- Sleep related hypoventilation443760008
- Recurrent lower respiratory tract infection448739000
- Borderline respiratory obstruction on spirometry702788003
- Institution-acquired respiratory infection707351006
- Institutionally acquired respiratory infection707351006
- Respiratory infection, institutional707351006
- Saliva in upper airway707795003
- Infection of respiratory tract caused by parasite714084001
- Parasitic respiratory tract infection714084001
- Allergic disorder of respiratory tract735445000
- Patient airway not maintainable736629001
- Inflammatory bowel disease, recurrent sinopulmonary infection syndrome1186652002
- NFAT5 (nuclear factor of activated T cells 5) haploinsufficiency1186652002
- NFAT5 haploinsufficiency1186652002
- Necrosis of respiratory epithelium1285405005
- MERS - Middle East respiratory syndrome651000146102
- Middle East respiratory syndrome651000146102
- Sleep related hypoventilation or hypoxaemia89911000119102
- Sleep related hypoventilation or hypoxemia89911000119102
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other specified respiratory disorders?
The ICD-10-CM code for other specified respiratory disorders is J98.8. The full clinical description is "Other specified respiratory disorders". J98.8 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code J98.8 mean?
ICD-10-CM code J98.8 represents "Other specified respiratory disorders". It is classified under Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is J98.8 a billable code?
Yes, J98.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is J98.8 in?
J98.8 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).
What codes cannot be used with J98.8?
J98.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: newborn apnea (P28.4-); newborn sleep apnea (P28.3-).
Are additional codes required with J98.8?
Yes, when using J98.8 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); code to identify:.
What SNOMED CT codes does J98.8 map to?
J98.8 maps to 50 SNOMED CT concepts: 233668008, 76171001, 44416002, 170628003, 170627008, and 45 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for J98.8?
J98.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0348713. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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