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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External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
- This is ultimate upper respiratory tract wastebasket code, includes:
- mucus plug, obstruction NOS.
- include pharyngocutaneous fistula, combine with cause
- chronic trachea perforation
Excludes:
- Any acute infectious disorder of the upper respiratory tract, see Category:Upper respiratory tract infection
Tracheoesophageal fistula Guidelines
Code Tracheoesophageal fistula as the following 3 Combined ICD10 codes:
- Disorder of esophagus, NOS
- Disorder of upper respiratory tract, infectious or noninfectious NOS
- the cause (e.g. cancer, abscess)
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Rhinitis, allergic or vasomotor
- Vocal cord paralysis
- Laryngeal (larynx, vocal cord), edema
- Laryngeal (larynx, vocal cord), spasm
- Trachea or larynx, stenosis or tracheomalacia
- Subglottic (tracheal) stenosis or tracheomalacia, iatrogenic
- Tracheostomy complication, tracheo-esophageal fistula
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
Related CCI Codes
Data Integrity Checks (automatic list)
App | Status | |
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Query check ICD10 Inf Potential Infection must have pathogen or alt | CCMDB.accdb | declined |
Query Check Inf Pathogens must have Infection requiring pathogen or Potential Infection | CCMDB.accdb | implemented |
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