J20 Acute bronchitis

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Includes

• 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

Excludes1 (never code together)

• bronchitis NOS (J40)
• tracheobronchitis NOS (J40)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• 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)

Applies from J20 Acute bronchitis

Includes

• 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

Excludes1 (never code together)

• bronchitis NOS (J40)
• tracheobronchitis NOS (J40)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• 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)

Codes under J20

• J20.0 Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• J20.1 Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzae
• J20.2 Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus
• J20.3 Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus
• J20.4 Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus
• J20.5 Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
• J20.6 Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus
• J20.7 Acute bronchitis due to echovirus
• J20.8 Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms
• J20.9 Acute bronchitis, unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to J20

Back-references to J20

• Code Also: D81.82 Activated Phosphoinositide 3-kinase Delta Syndrome [APDS] ("other acute respiratory tract infections (J00-J06; J20-J22)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J40 Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic ("acute bronchitis (J20.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J98.01 Acute bronchospasm ("acute bronchitis with bronchospasm (J20.-)")

Back-references to J20

• Code Also: D81.82 Activated Phosphoinositide 3-kinase Delta Syndrome [APDS] ("other acute respiratory tract infections (J00-J06; J20-J22)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J40 Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic ("acute bronchitis (J20.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J98.01 Acute bronchospasm ("acute bronchitis with bronchospasm (J20.-)")

Nearby codes

• J20 Acute bronchitis (this code)
• J20.0 Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• J20.1 Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzae
• J20.2 Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus
• J20.3 Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus
• J20.4 Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus