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.
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.
Medicare coverage
J41.8 is named in 22 Medicare coverage policies — 20 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56566Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
- A57067Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
- A52466Nebulizers - Policy Article
- A52466Nebulizers - Policy Article
How J41.8 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to J41.8.
- Bronchitis›mixed simple and mucopurulent
- Bronchitis›simple and mucopurulent(mixed)
- Bronchitis›mucopurulent›simple(mixed)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share J41. If J41.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about J41.8
- Is J41.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. J41.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does J41.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4A).