- J43.9 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 J43.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J43.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 J43.9 may differ.
ICD-10-CM J43.9 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
- Bullous emphysema (lung)(pulmonary)
- Emphysema (lung)(pulmonary) NOS
- Emphysematous bleb
- Vesicular emphysema (lung)(pulmonary)
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 J43.9:
- emphysematous (lung) (solitary) > Bleb (s) R23.8
- lung (ruptured) > Bleb (s) R23.8
- subpleural (emphysematous) > Bleb (s) R23.8
- lung (emphysematous) (solitary) > Bulla (e) R23.8
- giant bullous > lung J98.4
- emphysema > with
- emphysema > with J67.9