J20.9
J20.9: Acute bronchitis, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
J20.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute bronchitis, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check J20.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above J20.9
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J20.9
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on J20: Acute bronchitis
- 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)
Other codes that can never be billed with J20.9
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
J20.9 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
- Bronchitis›acute or subacute(with bronchospasm or obstruction)
- Bronchorrhea›acute
- Croup, croupous›bronchial
- Bronchitis›catarrhal›under l5 years of age
- Bronchitis›mucopurulent›acute or subacute
- Bronchitis›with›tracheitis›acute or subacute
- Bronchitis›with›tracheitis›under l5 years of age
- Tracheitis›with›bronchitis›under 15 years of age
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under J20
- J20.0Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- J20.1Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzae
- J20.2Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus
- J20.3Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus
- J20.4Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus
- J20.5Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
- J20.6Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus
- J20.7Acute bronchitis due to echovirus
- J20.8Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms