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J44 ICD-10-CM Code: Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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FY 2026 Apr update / Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99) / Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4A)

J44

Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CMS-HCC V28

N/A

Not mapped

CMS-HCC V24

N/A

Not mapped

ACA/HHS

N/A

Not mapped

ESRD/PACE

N/A

Not mapped

RXHCC

N/A

Not mapped

Inclusion Terms

Official

No inclusion terms are included in this display for J44. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Excludes 2

Official
  • bronchiectasis (J47.-)
  • chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
  • chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-)
  • chronic tracheitis (J42)
  • chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)
  • emphysema without chronic bronchitis (J43.-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)Inherited from J00-J99, J40-J4A
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)Inherited from J00-J99, J40-J4A
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)Inherited from J00-J99, J40-J4A
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Inherited from J00-J99, J40-J4A
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)Inherited from J00-J99, J40-J4A
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)Inherited from J00-J99, J40-J4A
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)Inherited from J00-J99, J40-J4A
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)Inherited from J00-J99, J40-J4A
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)Inherited from J00-J99, J40-J4A
  • cystic fibrosis (E84.-)Inherited from J00-J99, J40-J4A

Includes

Official
  • 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 1

Official
  • bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)Inherited from J40-J4A

Code First

Official

No Code First sequencing instructions are included in this display for J44. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Use Additional

Official
  • code, where applicable, to identify:Inherited from J00-J99
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)Inherited from J00-J99
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)Inherited from J00-J99
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)Inherited from J00-J99
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)Inherited from J00-J99
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)Inherited from J00-J99
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)Inherited from J00-J99

Code Also

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

Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →

Code
J44
Description
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
HCC (V28)
No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
RAF reference coefficient
Billable
No
Payment year
2026

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What This Code Means

J44 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J44 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for diseases of the respiratory system (j00-j99), within the section covering chronic lower respiratory diseases (j40-j4a).

Header codes like J44 cannot be reported on claims directly; they organize child codes that share clinical context. Coders should select the billable child code that matches the documented presentation and then verify its current source-backed HCC mapping. Do not infer a child code or risk adjustment value from the header alone.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for J44 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

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

Code Hierarchy

J44Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
J44Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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