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J22 - Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection


The ICD 10 Code for Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection is listed as J22.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: J22
Description: Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection
  • Acute (lower) respiratory (tract) infection NOS
  • Excludes1: upper respiratory infection (acute) (J06.9)
  • Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
205 - Other Respiratory System Diagnoses W Mcc
206 - Other Respiratory System Diagnoses W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 519.8 - Other diseases of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified (approximate)