DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

J20 Acute bronchitis

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J20 is not billable. The category heads 10 billable codes in FY2027: the 10 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Bronchorrheaacute → J20.9
  • Croup, croupous (catarrhal) (infectious) (inflammatory) (nondiphtheritic)bronchial → J20.9
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)viral NEC, acute or subacute → J20.8

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
  2. J20-J22 Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22)
  3. J20 Acute bronchitis
Billable codes
10
Subdivisions
10
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
22

Codes in J20

  1. J20.0
    Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
    Billable
  2. J20.1
    Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzae
    Billable
  3. J20.2
    Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus
    Billable
  4. J20.3
    Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus
    Billable
  5. J20.4
    Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus
    Billable
  6. J20.5
    Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Acute bronchitis due to RSV
  7. J20.6
    Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus
    Billable
  8. J20.7
    Acute bronchitis due to echovirus
    Billable
  9. J20.8
    Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms
    Billable
  10. J20.9
    Acute bronchitis, unspecified
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At J20

Includes

  • acute and subacute bronchitis (with) bronchospasm
  • acute and subacute bronchitis (with) tracheitis
  • acute and subacute bronchitis (with) tracheobronchitis, acute
  • acute and subacute fibrinous bronchitis
  • acute and subacute membranous bronchitis
  • acute and subacute purulent bronchitis
  • acute and subacute septic bronchitis

Excludes1

  • bronchitis NOS (J40) J40
  • tracheobronchitis NOS (J40) J40

Excludes2

  • acute bronchitis with bronchiectasis (J47.0) J47.0
  • acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive asthma (J44.0) J44.0
  • acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.0) J44.0
  • allergic bronchitis NOS (J45.909) J45.909
  • bronchitis due to chemicals, fumes and vapors (J68.0) J68.0
  • chronic bronchitis NOS (J42) J42
  • chronic mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.1) J41.1
  • chronic obstructive bronchitis (J44.-) J44
  • chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis (J44.-) J44
  • chronic simple bronchitis (J41.0) J41.0
  • chronic tracheobronchitis (J42) J42

Notes that also apply

Block J20-J22 instructions (Excludes2 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 10 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 9, Use additional code 7): printed on the chapter 10 page.

Index entries

  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)pneumococcal, acute or subacute → J20.2
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)viral NEC, acute or subacute → J20.8
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction) → J20.9
  • Bronchorrheaacute → J20.9
  • Croup, croupous (catarrhal) (infectious) (inflammatory) (nondiphtheritic)bronchial → J20.9
  • Virus, viralrespiratory syncytial (RSV)bronchitis → J20.5
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction)viral NEC → J20.8
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)catarrhal (l5 years of age and above)under l5 years of age → J20.9
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)mucopurulent (chronic) (recurrent)acute or subacute → J20.9
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction)due toMycoplasma pneumoniae → J20.0
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction)due toHaemophilus influenzae → J20.1
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction)due toStreptococcus → J20.2
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)virus, viral NOSrespiratory syncytial (RSV)bronchitis → J20.5
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction)due tospecified organism NEC → J20.8
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)withtracheitis (l5 years of age and above)acute or subacute → J20.9
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)withtracheitis (l5 years of age and above)under l5 years of age → J20.9
  • Tracheitis (catarrhal) (infantile) (membranous) (plastic) (septal) (suppurative) (viral)withbronchitis (15 years of age and above)under 15 years of age → J20.9
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction)due toviruscoxsackie → J20.3
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction)due tovirusparainfluenzae → J20.4
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction)due tovirusrespiratory syncytial (RSV) → J20.5
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction)due tovirusrhinovirus → J20.6
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction)due tovirusechovirus → J20.7

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