J20
Acute bronchitis
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Includes
acute and subacute bronchitis (with) bronchospasm
Includes
acute and subacute bronchitis (with) tracheitis
Includes
acute and subacute bronchitis (with) tracheobronchitis, acute
Includes
acute and subacute fibrinous bronchitis
Includes
acute and subacute membranous bronchitis
Includes
acute and subacute purulent bronchitis
Includes
acute and subacute septic bronchitis
Excludes2
acute bronchitis with bronchiectasis ( J47.0 )
Excludes2
acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive asthma ( J44.0 )
Excludes2
acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( J44.0 )
Excludes2
allergic bronchitis NOS ( J45.909 )
Excludes2
bronchitis due to chemicals, fumes and vapors ( J68.0 )
Excludes2
chronic bronchitis NOS ( J42 )
Excludes2
chronic mucopurulent bronchitis ( J41.1 )
Excludes2
chronic obstructive bronchitis ( J44 .-)
Excludes2
chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis ( J44 .-)
Excludes2
chronic simple bronchitis ( J41.0 )
Excludes2
chronic tracheobronchitis ( J42 )
More Specific Codes
10 codes under J20
- J20.0 Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae Billable
- J20.1 Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzae Billable
- J20.2 Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus Billable
- J20.3 Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus Billable
- J20.4 Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus Billable
- J20.5 Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus Billable
- J20.6 Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus Billable
- J20.7 Acute bronchitis due to echovirus Billable
- J20.8 Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms Billable
- J20.9 Acute bronchitis, unspecified Billable
Version History
How J20 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAcute bronchitis
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAcute bronchitis
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference J20
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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