Unspecified chronic bronchitis
Billable / specificHCC V28 280
J42 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- 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).
Applicable to
- Chronic bronchitis NOS
- Chronic tracheitis
- Chronic tracheobronchitis
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
- bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)
- bronchiolitis obliterans and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (J44.81)
- chronic asthmatic bronchitis (J44.-)
- chronic bronchitis with airways obstruction (J44.-)
- chronic emphysematous bronchitis (J44.-)
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease NOS (J44.9)
- simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis (J41.-)
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)
- cystic fibrosis (E84.-)
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)
- code 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 also
An additional code may be needed.
- , if applicable, chronic respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.4)
Also known as
- Chronic bronchitis NOS
- Chronic tracheitis
- Chronic tracheobronchitis
- Bronchitis, with tracheitis, chronic
- Bronchitis, chronic
- Bronchitis, chronic, with tracheitis
- Bronchitis, senile
- Bronchorrhea, chronic
- Infection, infected, infective, trachea, chronic
- Pharyngotracheitis, chronic
- Tracheitis, with bronchitis, chronic
- Tracheitis, chronic
- Tracheitis, chronic, with bronchitis
- Tracheopharyngitis, chronic