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)
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tobacco dependence (F17.-)
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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)

Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)

Excludes 1:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
J00 Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
Acute rhinitis
Coryza (acute)
Infective nasopharyngitis NOS
Infective rhinitis
Nasal catarrh, acute
Nasopharyngitis NOS
Excludes 1: acute pharyngitis (J02.-)
acute sore throat NOS (J02.9)
influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1)
pharyngitis NOS (J02.9)
rhinitis NOS (J31.0)
sore throat NOS (J02.9)
Excludes 2: allergic rhinitis (J30.1-J30.9)
chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
chronic rhinitis (J31.0)
chronic sore throat (J31.2)
nasopharyngitis, chronic (J31.1)
vasomotor rhinitis (J30.0)
J01 Acute sinusitis [+]
Includes: acute abscess of sinus
acute empyema of sinus
acute infection of sinus
acute inflammation of sinus
acute suppuration of sinus
Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Excludes 1: sinusitis NOS (J32.9)
Excludes 2: chronic sinusitis (J32.0-J32.8)
J02 Acute pharyngitis [+]
Includes: acute sore throat
Excludes 1: acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
peritonsillar abscess (J36)
pharyngeal abscess (J39.1)
retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)
Excludes 2: chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
J03 Acute tonsillitis [+]
Excludes 1: acute sore throat (J02.-)
hypertrophy of tonsils (J35.1)
peritonsillar abscess (J36)
sore throat NOS (J02.9)
streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)
Excludes 2: chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)
J04 Acute laryngitis and tracheitis [+]
Code also influenza, if present, such as:
influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2)
influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J10.1)
influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J11.1)
Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Excludes 1: acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05.-)
Excludes 2: laryngismus (stridulus) (J38.5)
J05 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis [+]
Code also , influenza, if present, such as:
influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2)
influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J10.1)
influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J11.1)
Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
J06 Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites [+]
Excludes 1: acute respiratory infection NOS (J22)
influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1)
streptococcal pharyngitis (J02.0)

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