J44
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.
✅ Includes
- • 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
⚠️ Excludes2
directMay be coded together if both conditions coexist
- • bronchiectasis (J47.-)
- • chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
- • chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-)
- • chronic tracheitis (J42)
- • chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)
- • emphysema without chronic bronchitis (J43.-)
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CodeJ44
BillableNo — Header code
CategoryDiseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Excludes10 rule(s)
Excludes26 note(s)
Child codes4
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)