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J98.09

Other diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classified

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 13 never code together
J98code
Excludes1
  • newborn apnea (P28.4-)P28.4-
  • newborn sleep apnea (P28.3-)P28.3-
Excludes2
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
  • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome Q32.4
  • Diverticulum, diverticula (multiple) K57.90
  • Tracheobronchomegaly Q32.4
  • Syndrome — see also Disease
  • Deformity Q89.9
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) G83.9
  • Ossification
  • Congestion, congestive
  • Constriction — see also Stricture
  • Contraction (s) , contracture, contracted
  • Broncholithiasis J98.09
  • Bronchomalacia J98.09
  • Bronchorrhea J98.09
  • Bronchostenosis J98.09
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
  • Calcification
  • Calculus, calculi, calculous
  • Compression
  • Erosion
  • Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) — see also Gangrene
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
  • Perichondritis
  • Stasis
  • Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial) — see also Stricture
  • Stricture — see also Stenosis
  • Plug
  • Disease, diseased — see also Syndrome
  • Collapse R55
  • Dyskinesia G24.9
Alongside this code 1 same parent — J98.0
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

Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
J98.0
Block
J96-J99
Siblings
1

Present FY2024–FY2027.