1. ICD.Codes
2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
3. Chapter 10
4. Section J00-J06

ICD-10-CM Section J00-J06
Acute upper respiratory infections

Coding Notes for Section J00-J06

Section Notes:

When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in Code J40.

Additional Code Note:

Use Additional Code

Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes.

Code, where applicable, to identify:

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke See code Z77.22

Exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period See code P96.81

History of tobacco use See code Z87.891

Occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke See code Z57.31

Tobacco dependence See code F17.-

Tobacco use See code Z72.0

Section 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."

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period - instead, use Section P04-P96

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - instead, use Section A00-B99

Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - instead, use Section O00-O9A

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - instead, use Section Q00-Q99

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases - instead, use Section E00-E88

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - instead, use Section S00-T88

Neoplasms - instead, use Section C00-D49

Smoke inhalation - instead, use code T59.81-

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified - instead, use Section R00-R94