J20
Acute bronchitis
Non-billableCategory
Coding Guidelines
Includes
- acute and subacute bronchitis (with) bronchospasm
- acute and subacute bronchitis (with) tracheitis
- acute and subacute bronchitis (with) tracheobronchitis, acute
- acute and subacute fibrinous bronchitis
- acute and subacute membranous bronchitis
- acute and subacute purulent bronchitis
- acute and subacute septic bronchitis
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with J20
Excludes2 (Not Included Here)
These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented
- J47.0 - acute bronchitis with bronchiectasis (J47.0)
- J44.0 - acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive asthma (J44.0)
- J44.0 - acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.0)
- J45.909 - allergic bronchitis NOS (J45.909)
- J68.0 - bronchitis due to chemicals, fumes and vapors (J68.0)
- J42 - chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
- J41.1 - chronic mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.1)
- chronic obstructive bronchitis (J44.-)
- chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis (J44.-)
- J41.0 - chronic simple bronchitis (J41.0)
- J42 - chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)
Specific Codes (10)
J20.0Billable
Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
J20.1Billable
Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzae
J20.2Billable
Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus
J20.3Billable
Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus
J20.4Billable
Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus
J20.5Billable
Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
J20.6Billable
Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus
J20.7Billable
Acute bronchitis due to echovirus
J20.8Billable
Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms
J20.9Billable
Acute bronchitis, unspecified
