Disorder of upper respiratory tract, infectious or noninfectious NOS
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Disorder of upper respiratory tract, infectious or noninfectious NOS |
ICD10 code: | J39.9 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Upper Airway Obstruction, Bronchitis, Mainstem Bronchus Mucous Plug, Tracheobronchitis |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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Additional Info
- This code is a wastebasket that includes the following 3 categories of things: (i) chronic upper respiratory infections NOS, (ii) acute upper respiratory noninfectious conditions NOS, (iii) chronic upper respiratory noninfectious conditions NOS.
- It does NOT include any acute infectious disorder of the upper respiratory tract, for which there are some specific code and also it's own wastebasket Upper respiratory infection, acute NOS
- It includes mucus plug, obstruction NOS.
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Rhinitis, allergic or vasomotor
- Vocal cord paralysis -- unilateral or bilateral
- Laryngeal (larynx, vocal cord), edema
- Laryngeal (larynx, vocal cord), spasm
- Trachea or larynx, stenosis or tracheomalacia
- Subglottic (tracheal) stenosis or tracheomalacia, iatrogenic
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