Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

Note:
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).
Use additional
code, where applicable, to identify:
Use additional
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
Use additional
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
Use additional
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
Use additional
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
Use additional
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
Use additional
tobacco use (Z72.0)
Excludes 2:
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)

Other diseases of the respiratory system (J96-J99)

J96 Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified [+]
Excludes 1: acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
cardiorespiratory failure (R09.2)
newborn respiratory distress syndrome (P22.0)
postprocedural respiratory failure (J95.82-)
respiratory arrest (R09.2)
respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5)
J98 Other respiratory disorders [+]
Use additional code to identify:
Use additional exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
Use additional exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
Use additional history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
Use additional occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
Use additional tobacco dependence (F17.-)
Use additional tobacco use (Z72.0)
Excludes 1: newborn apnea (P28.4-)
newborn sleep apnea (P28.3-)
Excludes 2: apnea NOS (R06.81)
sleep apnea (G47.3-)
J99 Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Code first underlying disease, such as:
amyloidosis (E85.-)
ankylosing spondylitis (M45.-)
congenital syphilis (A50.-)
cryoglobulinemia (D89.1)
early congenital syphilis (A50.0-)
plasminogen deficiency (E88.02)
schistosomiasis (B65.0-B65.9)
Excludes 1: respiratory disorders in:
amebiasis (A06.5)
blastomycosis (B40.0-B40.2)
candidiasis (B37.1)
coccidioidomycosis (B38.0-B38.2)
cystic fibrosis with pulmonary manifestations (E84.0)
dermatomyositis (M33.01, M33.11)
histoplasmosis (B39.0-B39.2)
late syphilis (A52.72, A52.73)
polymyositis (M33.21)
Sjögren syndrome (M35.02)
systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.13)
systemic sclerosis (M34.81)
Wegener's granulomatosis (M31.30-M31.31)

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