J41.8: Mixed simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
J41.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for mixed simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- J42Unspecified chronic bronchitis
Risk adjustment
J41.8 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 280 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disorders, and Other Chronic Lung Disorders0.319 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
J41.8 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56566Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
- A57067Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
- A52466Nebulizers - Policy Article
- A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Bronchitis›mixed simple and mucopurulent
- Bronchitis›simple and mucopurulent(mixed)
- Bronchitis›mucopurulent›simple(mixed)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.