Bronchiectasis, uncomplicated
Diseases of the Respiratory System·Bronchiectasis·subcategory·FY 2027
Bronchial Disorders: When you breathe in, the air travels down through your trachea (windpipe). It then goes through two tubes to your lungs. These tubes are your bronchi. Bronchial disorders can make it hard for you to breathe.
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Also indexed as: Bronchiectasis; Dilatation, bronchial; Disease, lung, obstructive, with, bronchiectasis; Mounier-Kuhn syndrome, with bronchiectasis; Mounier-Kuhn syndrome, acquired, with bronchiectasis; Obstruction, airway, with, bronchiectasis; Obstruction, airway, chronic, with, bronchiectasis; Syndrome, Mounier-Kuhn, with bronchiectasis; Syndrome, Mounier-Kuhn, acquired, with bronchiectasis; Tracheobronchomegaly, with bronchiectasis; Tracheobronchomegaly, acquired, with bronchiectasis
Instructional notes
Includes: conditions that are coded here
- Bronchiectasis NOS
Also applies, from J47: Bronchiectasis
These notes sit on J47 and apply to every code under it, including J47.9.
Includes: conditions that are coded here
- bronchiolectasis
Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code
Use additional code: add a second code for this, listed after this one
Also applies, from Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4B)
These notes sit on J40-J4B and apply to every code under it, including J47.9.
Where J47.9 sits
- J40-J4B Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4B)
- J47 Bronchiectasis
- J47.9 Bronchiectasis, uncomplicated
MS-DRGs
As the principal diagnosis, this code groups to these MS-DRGs (v44.0). Which one applies depends on procedures performed, secondary diagnoses (CC/MCC), and the patient's age and discharge status.
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Legacy crosswalk from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings (last updated 2018).
- 494.0 Bronchiectasis without acute exacerbation