J42
Unspecified chronic bronchitis
HCC risk adjustment mapping
CMS-HCC V28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disorders, and Other Chronic Lung Disorders
CMS-HCC ESRD V24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
RxHCC V08
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Bronchiectasis, and Other Asthma
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
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.-)
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)
Chronic bronchitis NOS Chronic tracheitis Chronic tracheobronchitis
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 J42
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15 index paths lead to this code
- Pharyngotracheitis, chronic
- Bronchitis › chronic
- Bronchitis › senile
- Bronchorrhea › chronic
- Infection, infected, infective › trachea, chronic
- Tracheitis › chronic
- Tracheopharyngitis › chronic
- Bronchitis › chemical › chronic
- Bronchitis › chemical › due to fumes or vapors
- Bronchitis › chronic › chemical
- Bronchitis › with › tracheitis › chronic
- Bronchitis › chronic › with › tracheitis
- Bronchitis › chronic › due to › chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors
- Tracheitis › with › bronchitis › chronic
- Tracheitis › chronic › with › bronchitis