J47.0

J47.0: Bronchiectasis with acute lower respiratory infection

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J47.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for bronchiectasis with acute lower respiratory infection. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

to identify infection, if applicable

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Bronchiectasis with acute bronchitis

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above J47.0

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on J47: Bronchiectasis

congenital bronchiectasis (Q33.4)
tuberculous bronchiectasis (current disease) (A15.0)

Risk adjustment

J47.0 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

J47.0 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
A52494High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation Devices - Policy Article

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Mounier-Kuhn syndrome›with bronchiectasis›lower respiratory infection
Bronchiectasis›with›acute›bronchitis
Bronchiectasis›with›acute›lower respiratory infection
Bronchitis›acute or subacute›with›bronchiectasis
Dilatation›bronchial›with›lower respiratory infection
Tracheobronchomegaly›with bronchiectasis›with›lower respiratory infection
Mounier-Kuhn syndrome›acquired›with bronchiectasis›with›lower respiratory infection
Syndrome›Mounier-Kuhn›with bronchiectasis›with›lower respiratory infection
Tracheobronchomegaly›acquired›with bronchiectasis›with›lower respiratory infection
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›airway›with›bronchiectasis›with›lower respiratory infection
Syndrome›Mounier-Kuhn›acquired›with bronchiectasis›with›lower respiratory infection
Disease, diseased›lung›obstructive›with›bronchiectasis›with›lower respiratory infection

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.