Chapter 10
Diseases of the respiratory system
J00-J99
Diseases of the respiratory system are classified here, including asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and acute respiratory infections. COPD has specific combination codes for exacerbations and concurrent infections that should be checked against the documentation before defaulting to an unspecified code.
Sections
- J00-J06Acute upper respiratory infections
- J09-J18Influenza and pneumonia
- J20-J22Other acute lower respiratory infections
- J30-J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
- J40-J4AChronic lower respiratory diseases
- J60-J70Lung diseases due to external agents
- J80-J84Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium
- J85-J86Suppurative and necrotic conditions of the lower respiratory tract
- J90-J94Other diseases of the pleura
- J95Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
- J96-J99Other diseases of the respiratory system