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J40 - Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic


The ICD 10 Code for Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic is listed as J40.
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: J40
Description: Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic
  • Bronchitis NOS
  • Bronchitis with tracheitis NOS
  • Catarrhal bronchitis
  • Tracheobronchitis NOS
  • Use additional code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco use (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)
  • Excludes1: acute bronchitis (J20.-)
  • allergic bronchitis NOS (J45.909-)
  • asthmatic bronchitis NOS (J45.9-)
  • bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
202 - Bronchitis & Asthma W Cc/mcc
203 - Bronchitis & Asthma W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 490 - Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic