J20
Acute bronchitis
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J20 needs more characters to be billable. Pick the specific code below.
- 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
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
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
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)
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
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)
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).
Official Guidelines for J20
FY 2026 ›Sections that reference J20
Sections whose FY 2026 text names J20, its J20 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.