J44
Header — not billableOther chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The ICD-10 code for other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is J44.
J44 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Code also
Two codes may be needed to fully describe a condition, but unlike Code First/Use Additional Code, the sequencing order is not mandated by convention.
- type of asthma, if applicable (J45.-)
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis
- chronic bronchitis with airway obstruction
- chronic bronchitis with emphysema
- chronic emphysematous bronchitis
- chronic obstructive asthma
- chronic obstructive bronchitis
- chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under J44
Related codes in this category
- J40Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic
- J41Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitisnon-billable header
- J42Unspecified chronic bronchitis
- J43Emphysemanon-billable header
- J45Asthmanon-billable header
- J47Bronchiectasisnon-billable header
- J4AChronic lung allograft dysfunctionnon-billable header
- J44Other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasenon-billable header