ICD-10-CM Code J21
Acute bronchiolitis
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 J21 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of J21 that describes the diagnosis 'acute bronchiolitis' in more detail.
- J21 Acute bronchiolitis NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code J21 is used to code Acute bronchitis
Acute bronchitis, also known as a chest cold, is short-term inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) of the lungs. The most common symptom is a cough. Other symptoms include coughing up mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, fever, and chest discomfort. The infection may last from a few to ten days. The cough may persist for several weeks afterwards with the total duration of symptoms usually around three weeks. Some have symptoms for up to six weeks.
| Specialty: | Pulmonology |
| MeSH Code: | D001991 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 466 |
Figure A shows the location of the lungs and bronchial tubes. Figure B is an enlarged view of a normal bronchial tube. Figure C is an enlarged view of a bronchial tube with bronchitis.
Coding Notes for J21 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Acute bronchiolitis with bronchospasm
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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." - Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease - instead, use code J84.115
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'J21 - Acute bronchiolitis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code J21. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.