- J42 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 J42 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J42 – other international versions of ICD-10 J42 may differ.
ICD-10-CM J42 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 190 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with mcc
- 191 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with cc
- 192 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Chronic bronchitis NOS
- Chronic tracheitis
- Chronic tracheobronchitis
Type 1 Excludes
- chronic asthmatic bronchitis (J44.-)
- chronic bronchitis with airways obstruction (J44.-)
- chronic emphysematous bronchitis (J44.-)
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease NOS (J44.9)
- simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis (J41.-)
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 J42:
- obliterans > Bronchiolitis (acute) (infective) (subacute) J21.9
- chronic > tracheitis (l5 years of age and above) J40
- chronic > Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) J40
- tracheitis (chronic) > with J44.9
- senile (chronic) > Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) J40
- chronic (infective) (purulent) > Bronchorrhea J98.09
- trachea, chronic > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- chronic > bronchitis (15 years of age and above) J40
- chronic > Tracheitis (catarrhal) (infantile) (membranous) (plastic) (septal) (suppurative) (viral) J04.10
- with > chronic J42
- bronchitis (chronic) > with J42
- chronic > Tracheopharyngitis (acute) J06.9