2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

J44 Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

J44 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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

Code also

  • Type of asthma, if applicable (J45.-)

Type 1 excludes

  • Chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)

  • Chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-)

  • Chronic tracheitis (J42)

  • Chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)

Type 2 excludes

  • Bronchiectasis (J47.-)

  • Emphysema without chronic bronchitis (J43.-)

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    Code changed

    • Type 1 excludes

        • bronchiectasis (J47.-)
        • chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
        • chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-)
        • chronic tracheitis (J42)
        • chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)
        • emphysema without chronic bronchitis (J43.-)
        • chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
        • chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-)
        • chronic tracheitis (J42)
        • chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)

    • Type 2 excludes

        • bronchiectasis (J47.-)
        • emphysema without chronic bronchitis (J43.-)

    • Use additional code

        • code to identify:
        • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
        • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
        • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
        • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
        • tobacco use (Z72.0)

  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    Code changed

    • Includes

        • asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
        • chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis
        • chronic bronchitis with airways obstruction
        • chronic bronchitis with emphysema
        • chronic emphysematous bronchitis
        • chronic obstructive asthma
        • chronic obstructive bronchitis
        • chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis
        • 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

  5. 2021

    No changes

  6. 2020

    No changes

  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    Code changed

    • Type 2 excludes

        • lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

  9. 2017

    Code changed

    • Type 1 excludes

        • bronchiectasis (J47.-)
        • chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
        • chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-)
        • chronic tracheitis (J42)
        • chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)
        • emphysema without chronic bronchitis (J43.-)
        • lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
        • bronchiectasis (J47.-)
        • chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
        • chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-)
        • chronic tracheitis (J42)
        • chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)
        • emphysema without chronic bronchitis (J43.-)

    • Type 2 excludes

        • lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

    • Use additional code

        • code to identify:
        • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
        • history of tobacco use (Z87.891)
        • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
        • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
        • tobacco use (Z72.0)
        • code to identify:
        • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
        • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
        • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
        • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
        • tobacco use (Z72.0)

  10. 2016

    New code