J00-J99
Diseases of the respiratory system
Chapter coding notes
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)
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)
Blocks in this chapter
J00-J06
Acute upper respiratory infections
J09-J18
Influenza and pneumonia
J20-J22
Other acute lower respiratory infections
J30-J39
Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
J40-J4A
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
J60-J70
Lung diseases due to external agents
J80-J84
Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium
J85-J86
Suppurative and necrotic conditions of the lower respiratory tract
J90-J94
Other diseases of the pleura
J95
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
J96-J99
Other diseases of the respiratory system
Official Guidelines for Chapter 10
FY 2026 ›Sections that reference codes in Chapter 10
- I.C.1.e.1)(a)Combination codes for MRSA infectionJ15.212Chapter 1 guidance
- I.C.1.g.1)(c)(i)PneumoniaJ12.82Chapter 1 guidance
- I.C.1.g.1)(c)(v)Acute respiratory failureJ96.0Chapter 1 guidance
- I.C.10.a.1)Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive bronchitis and asthmaJ44
- I.C.10.b.1)Acute respiratory failure as principal diagnosisJ96.0
- I.C.10.cInfluenza due to certain identified influenza virusesJ09
- I.C.10.d.1)Documentation of Ventilator associated PneumoniaJ95.851
- I.C.10.d.2)Ventilator associated Pneumonia Develops after AdmissionJ13
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