- J22 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM J22 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J22 – other international versions of ICD-10 J22 may differ.
ICD-10-CM J22 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
Applicable To
- Acute (lower) respiratory (tract) infection NOS
Type 1 Excludes
- upper respiratory infection (acute) (J06.9)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J22:
- chest > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- acute > respiratory NEC (tract) J98.8
- lower (acute) > respiratory NEC (tract) J98.8