J40-J4A ICD-10-CM Code: Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for J40-J4A in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
- bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0) Compare J40-J4A vs J68.0 →
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- cystic fibrosis (E84.-) Compare J40-J4A vs E84 →
Frequently Compared Codes
The official Excludes notes on J40-J4A name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to J40-J4A in its code family, with their registry titles.