J40

ICD-10Billable

Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic

J40 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

  • Bronchitis NOS
  • Bronchitis with tracheitis NOS
  • Catarrhal bronchitis
  • Tracheobronchitis NOS

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • acute bronchitis (J20.-)
  • allergic bronchitis NOS (J45.909)
  • asthmatic bronchitis NOS (J45.9-)
  • bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)

Use additional code

Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.

  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Where this code sits

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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