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J44

Non-Billable (Header)

Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Includes

  • asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis
  • chronic bronchitis with airway obstruction
  • chronic bronchitis with emphysema
  • chronic emphysematous bronchitis
  • chronic obstructive asthma
  • chronic obstructive bronchitis
  • chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • bronchiectasis (J47.-)
  • chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
  • chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-)
  • chronic tracheitis (J42)
  • chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)
  • emphysema without chronic bronchitis (J43.-)

Code Also

  • type of asthma, if applicable (J45.-)

Child Codes

J44.0Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) lower respiratory infection
HCC 280
J44.1Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation
HCC 280
J44.8Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
J44.9Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified
HCC 280

Code Hierarchy

└J44Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
└J44Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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