ICD-10-CM Code J04.1
Acute tracheitis
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code J04.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of J04.1 that describes the diagnosis 'acute tracheitis' in more detail.
- J04.1 Acute tracheitis NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code J04 is used to code Upper respiratory tract infection
Upper respiratory tract infections (URI or URTI) are illnesses caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract including the nose, sinuses, pharynx or larynx. This commonly includes tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, otitis media, and the common cold.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Codes: | , |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 465.9, 465.9 |
Conducting passages.
Coding Notes for J04.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Acute viral tracheitis
- Catarrhal tracheitis (acute)
- Tracheitis (acute) NOS
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Chronic tracheitis - instead, use Code J42
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'J04.1 - Acute tracheitis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code J04.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: J04 - Acute laryngitis and tracheitis