J99

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ChapterJ00–J99

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Official Description

Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Metadata & Insights

•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99).

CH10 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Use Additional Code

code, where applicable, to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

respiratory disorders in:
amebiasis (A06.5)
blastomycosis (B40.0-B40.2)
candidiasis (B37.1)
coccidioidomycosis (B38.0-B38.2)
cystic fibrosis with pulmonary manifestations (E84.0)
dermatomyositis (M33.01, M33.11)
histoplasmosis (B39.0-B39.2)
late syphilis (A52.72, A52.73)
polymyositis (M33.21)
Sjögren syndrome (M35.02)
systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.13)
systemic sclerosis (M34.81)
Wegener's granulomatosis (M31.30-M31.31)

Code First

underlying disease, such as:
amyloidosis (E85.-)
ankylosing spondylitis (M45.-)
congenital syphilis (A50.-)
cryoglobulinemia (D89.1)
early congenital syphilis (A50.0-)
plasminogen deficiency (E88.02)
schistosomiasis (B65.0-B65.9)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes

CH10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

J96-J99Other diseases of the respiratory system (J96-J99)

J99Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhereBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to J99:

chapterCH10

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

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MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses with MCC

Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses with CC

Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses without CC/MCC

Dental and Oral Diseases with MCC

Dental and Oral Diseases with CC

Dental and Oral Diseases without CC/MCC

Interstitial Lung Disease with MCC

Interstitial Lung Disease with CC

Interstitial Lung Disease without CC/MCC

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