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J20 - Acute bronchitis


The ICD 10 Code for Acute bronchitis is listed as J20.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: J20
Description: Acute bronchitis
  • Includes: acute and subacute bronchitis (with) bronchospasm
  • acute and subacute bronchitis (with) tracheitis
  • acute and subacute bronchitis (with) tracheobronchitis, acute
  • acute and subacute fibrinous bronchitis
  • acute and subacute membranous bronchitis
  • acute and subacute purulent bronchitis
  • acute and subacute septic bronchitis
  • Excludes1: bronchitis NOS (J40)
  • tracheobronchitis NOS (J40)
  • Excludes2: acute bronchitis with bronchiectasis (J47.0)
  • acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive asthma (J44.0)
  • acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.0)
  • allergic bronchitis NOS (J45.909-)
  • bronchitis due to chemicals, fumes and vapors (J68.0)
  • chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
  • chronic mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.1)
  • chronic obstructive bronchitis (J44.-)
  • chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis (J44.-)
  • chronic simple bronchitis (J41.0)
  • chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)
Chapter Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of J20:
J20.0 - Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
J20.1 - Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzae
J20.2 - Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus
J20.3 - Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus
J20.4 - Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus
J20.5 - Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
J20.6 - Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus
J20.7 - Acute bronchitis due to echovirus
J20.8 - Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms
J20.9 - Acute bronchitis, unspecified