J00-J99 - Diseases of the respiratory system

ICD-10-CM Chapter 10 · 11 sections · 65 categories · 478 codes · FY2027

Includes diseases of the respiratory system such as influenza, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, and respiratory failure.

Chapter Notes

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter J00-J99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Use Additional CodeFrom Chapter J00-J99

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code, where applicable, 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)
NotesFrom Chapter J00-J99

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).

Categories in this Chapter (65)

J00-J06Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)(7)

J09-J18Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18)(10)

J20-J22Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22)(3)

J30-J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)(10)

J40-J4BChronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4B)(9)

J60-J70Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)(11)

J80-J84Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium (J80-J84)(4)

J85-J86Suppurative and necrotic conditions of the lower respiratory tract (J85-J86)(2)

J90-J94Other diseases of the pleura (J90-J94)(5)

J95Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified (J95)(1)

J96-J99Other diseases of the respiratory system (J96-J99)(3)