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ICD-10-CM Code for Acute bronchitis J20

ICD-10 code J20 for Acute bronchitis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Acute bronchitis
Includes: acute and subacute bronchitis (with) bronchospasm
acute and subacute bronchitis (with) tracheitis
acute and subacute bronchitis (with) tracheobronchitis, acute
acute and subacute fibrinous bronchitis
acute and subacute membranous bronchitis
acute and subacute purulent bronchitis
acute and subacute septic bronchitis
Excludes1: bronchitis NOS (J40)
tracheobronchitis NOS (J40)
Excludes2: acute bronchitis with bronchiectasis (J47.0)
acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive asthma (J44.0)
acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.0)
allergic bronchitis NOS (J45.909-)
bronchitis due to chemicals, fumes and vapors (J68.0)
chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
chronic mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.1)
chronic obstructive bronchitis (J44.-)
chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis (J44.-)
chronic simple bronchitis (J41.0)
chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)
 
J20 Acute bronchitis
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Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzae
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Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus
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Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus
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Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus
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Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
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Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus
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Acute bronchitis due to echovirus
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Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms
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Acute bronchitis, unspecified

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