J20

Acute bronchitis

Non-billable header

J20 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • 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
  • Note: When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • bronchitis NOS (J40)
  • tracheobronchitis NOS (J40)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • 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

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • 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)

More specific codes J20

  • J20.0Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniaeBillable
  • J20.1Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzaeBillable
  • J20.2Acute bronchitis due to streptococcusBillable
  • J20.3Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirusBillable
  • J20.4Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virusBillable
  • J20.5Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virusBillable
  • J20.6Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirusBillable
  • J20.7Acute bronchitis due to echovirusBillable
  • J20.8Acute bronchitis due to other specified organismsBillable
  • J20.9Acute bronchitis, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • J21Acute bronchiolitisHeader
  • J22Unspecified acute lower respiratory infectionBillable

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