Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection J22-

Applicable To
  • Acute (lower) respiratory (tract) infection NOS
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as J22. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • upper respiratory infection (acute) (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J06.9

    Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Upper respiratory disease, acute
    • Upper respiratory infection NOS
    Use Additional
    • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent, if known, such as:
    • respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (B97.4)
    J06.9
    )
Codes
  • J22 Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection