J04.10
J04.10: Acute tracheitis without obstruction
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
J04.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute tracheitis without obstruction. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check J04.10 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above J04.10
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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J04.10
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
J04.10 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
- A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
- A56730Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy and Oximetry Services
- A57205Billing and Coding: Oximetry Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Tracheitis(catarrhal) (infantile) (membranous) (plastic) (septal) (suppurative) (viral)
- Tracheitis›acute
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.