J44.8

Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Non-billable header

J44.8 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis
chronic bronchitis with airway obstruction
chronic bronchitis with emphysema
chronic emphysematous bronchitis
chronic obstructive asthma
chronic obstructive bronchitis
chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis
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).

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

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

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J44)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J44)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J44)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J44)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J44)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J44)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J44)
smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J44)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J44)
cystic fibrosis (E84.-) (from J44)
bronchiectasis (J47.-) (from J44)
chronic bronchitis NOS (J42) (from J44)
chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-) (from J44)
chronic tracheitis (J42) (from J44)
chronic tracheobronchitis (J42) (from J44)
emphysema without chronic bronchitis (J43.-) (from J44)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

code, where applicable, to identify: (from J44)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J44)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J44)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J44)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J44)
tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J44)
tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J44)

An additional code may be needed.

J44.0Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) lower respiratory infectionBillable
J44.1Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbationBillable
J44.9Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecifiedBillable