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491.9 - Unspecified Chronic Bronchitis


The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified chronic bronchitis is listed as 491.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 491.9
Long Description: Unspecified chronic bronchitis
Short Description: Chronic bronchitis NOS
Chapter: Diseases Of The Respiratory System
Block: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease And Allied Conditions (490-496)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: J42 - Unspecified chronic bronchitis
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 491.9:
491.0 - Simple chronic bronchitis
491.1 - Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
491.8 - Other chronic bronchitis