J44 — Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
J44 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
Code also
Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.
- type of asthma, if applicable (J45.-)
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- 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
Other codes that can never be billed with J44
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at J44. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading J44 alone.
Risk adjustment
J44 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
The condition this code belongs to
Every code for the condition on one page, which one applies when, and the mistake coders make with it.
Code history
J44 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Code to one of these instead J44
4 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about J44
- Is J44 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. J44 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does J44 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4A).