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ICD-10-CM Code for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified J44.9

ICD-10 code J44.9 for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified
Chronic obstructive airway disease NOS
Chronic obstructive lung disease NOS
Excludes2: lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

J44

Includes: 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

Excludes1: chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-)
chronic tracheitis (J42)
chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)

Excludes2: bronchiectasis (J47.-)
emphysema without chronic bronchitis (J43.-)

Code also: type of asthma, if applicable (J45.-)

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