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J47.9

Bronchiectasis, uncomplicated

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 13 never code together
J47code
Excludes1
  • congenital bronchiectasis (Q33.4)Q33.4
  • tuberculous bronchiectasis (current disease) (A15.0)A15.0
J40-J4Ablock
Excludes1
  • bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)J68.0
Excludes2
  • cystic fibrosis (E84.-)E84.-
J00-J99chapter
Excludes2
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)T59.81-
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 17
J47code
Includes
  • bronchiolectasis
Use additional code
  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)Z77.22
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)P96.81
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)Z87.891
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)Z57.31
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)F17.-
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)Z72.0
J47.9code
Inclusion terms
  • Bronchiectasis NOS
J00-J99chapter
Notes
  • 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).J40
Use additional code
  • code, where applicable, to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)Z77.22
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)P96.81
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)Z87.891
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)Z57.31
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)F17.-
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)Z72.0
Index entries leading here 7
  • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome Q32.4
  • Tracheobronchomegaly Q32.4
  • Syndrome — see also Disease
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
  • Dilatation
  • Disease, diseased — see also Syndrome
  • Bronchiectasis (cylindrical) (diffuse) (fusiform) (localized) (saccular) J47.9
Alongside this code 2 same parent — J47
J47.0 Bronchiectasis with acute lower respiratory infection J47.1 Bronchiectasis with (acute) exacerbation
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required

Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC112 CMS28HCC280 ESRD21HCC112 ESRD24HCC112 RX08HCC229

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
J47
Block
J40-J4A
Siblings
2

Present FY2024–FY2027.