J40 Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Applicable to
- Bronchitis NOS
- Bronchitis with tracheitis NOS
- Catarrhal bronchitis
- Tracheobronchitis NOS
Excludes1 (never code together)
- acute bronchitis (J20.-)
- allergic bronchitis NOS (J45.909)
- asthmatic bronchitis NOS (J45.9-)
- bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)
Use additional code
- 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)
Applies from J40 Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic
Applicable to
- Bronchitis NOS
- Bronchitis with tracheitis NOS
- Catarrhal bronchitis
- Tracheobronchitis NOS
Excludes1 (never code together)
- acute bronchitis (J20.-)
- allergic bronchitis NOS (J45.909)
- asthmatic bronchitis NOS (J45.9-)
- bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)
Use additional code
- 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)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 202-203 in MDC 04.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
490 Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic
Code annotations containing back-references to J40
Back-references to J40
- Type 1 Excludes:
J20 Acute bronchitis ("bronchitis NOS (J40)") - Type 1 Excludes:
J20 Acute bronchitis ("tracheobronchitis NOS (J40)")
Back-references to J40
- Type 1 Excludes:
J20 Acute bronchitis ("bronchitis NOS (J40)") - Type 1 Excludes:
J20 Acute bronchitis ("tracheobronchitis NOS (J40)")
Diagnosis Index entries for J40
- Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)
- Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) › with › tracheitis (l5 years of age and above)
- Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) › catarrhal (l5 years of age and above)
- Tracheitis (catarrhal) (infantile) (membranous) (plastic) (septal) (suppurative) (viral) › with › bronchitis (15 years of age and above)
Nearby codes
J40 Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic (this code)