J98.09
Other diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 13 never code together
J98code
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 21
J98code
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
J98.09code
Inclusion terms
- Broncholithiasis
- Calcification of bronchus
- Stenosis of bronchus
- Tracheobronchial collapse
- Tracheobronchial dyskinesia
- Ulcer of bronchus
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 30
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
- bronchi J98.09
- Mounier-Kuhn syndrome Q32.4
- acquired J98.09
- Diverticulum, diverticula (multiple) K57.90
- Tracheobronchomegaly Q32.4
- acquired J98.09
- Syndrome — see also Disease
- Deformity Q89.9
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) G83.9
- bronchial J98.09
- Ossification
- bronchial J98.09
- Congestion, congestive
- bronchial J98.09
- Constriction — see also Stricture
- bronchial J98.09
- Contraction (s) , contracture, contracted
- bronchial J98.09
- Broncholithiasis J98.09
- Bronchomalacia J98.09
- Bronchorrhea J98.09
- Bronchostenosis J98.09
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- bronchus J98.09
- Calcification
- bronchus J98.09
- Calculus, calculi, calculous
- bronchus J98.09
- Compression
- bronchus J98.09
- Erosion
- bronchus J98.09
- Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) — see also Gangrene
- bronchus J98.09
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- bronchus J98.09
- Perichondritis
- bronchus J98.09
- Stasis
- bronchus J98.09
- Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial) — see also Stricture
- bronchus J98.09
- Stricture — see also Stenosis
- bronchus J98.09
- Plug
- bronchus NEC J98.09
- Disease, diseased — see also Syndrome
- bronchus NEC J98.09
- Collapse R55
- tracheobronchial J98.09
- Dyskinesia G24.9
- tracheobronchial J98.09
Alongside this code 1 same parent — J98.0
Additional references
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