- J44.9 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 J44.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J44.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 J44.9 may differ.
ICD-10-CM J44.9 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
- Chronic obstructive airway disease NOS
- Chronic obstructive lung disease NOS
Type 2 Excludes
- lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
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 J44.9:
- with > Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) J45.909
- chronic obstructive bronchitis > with J44.9
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease > with J44.9
- chronic obstructive > Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) J45.909
- chronic (fibrosing) (obliterative) > Bronchiolitis (acute) (infective) (subacute) J21.9
- fibrosa obliterans > Bronchiolitis (acute) (infective) (subacute) J21.9
- obliterative (chronic) (subacute) > Bronchiolitis (acute) (infective) (subacute) J21.9
- obstruction (airway) (lung) > with
- chronic > asthmatic J45.9
- with > chronic J42
- airways obstruction > with J44.9
- asthmatic (obstructive) > chronic J42
- emphysematous > chronic J42
- obliterans > chronic J42
- obstructive > chronic J42
- emphysematous (obstructive) > Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) J40
- obliterans (chronic) > Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) J40
- obstructive (chronic) (diffuse) > Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous) J40
- airway > Disease, diseased
- obstructive, chronic > airway J44.9
- obstructive (chronic) > lung J98.4
- asthma > with
- bronchitis > with
- chronic obstructive > pulmonary I28.9
- chronic > bronchitis J45.909
- bronchitis (chronic) > with J67.9
- chronic > airway J98.8
- disease, chronic > lung J98.4
- chronic > respiratory J98.8
- tension > Pneumatocele (lung) J98.4