DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

J00-J99 · FY2027

Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

Chapter 10 holds 65 categories in 11 blocks, with 366 billable codes in FY2027, 6 of them new this year.

Blocks
11
Categories
65
Billable codes
366
New FY2027
6
Instructions
17

Blocks and categories

Chapter instructions

Notes

  • When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40). J40

Excludes2

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) P04 P96
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) A00 B99
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) O00 O9A
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) Q00 Q99
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) E00 E88
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) S00 T88
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) C00 D49
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-) T59.81
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) R00 R94

Use additional code

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