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J41

Non-Billable (Header)

Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
  • chronic obstructive bronchitis (J44.-)

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)

Child Codes

J41.0Simple chronic bronchitis
HCC 280
J41.1Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
HCC 280
J41.8Mixed simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
HCC 280

Code Hierarchy

└J41Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
└J41Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis

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