J99 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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Excludes 1
From
respiratory disorders in:
amebiasis ( A06.5 )
blastomycosis ( B40.0- B40.2 )
candidiasis ( B37.1 )
coccidioidomycosis ( B38.0- B38.2 )
cystic fibrosis with pulmonary manifestations ( E84.0 )
dermatomyositis ( M33.01 , M33.11 )
histoplasmosis ( B39.0- B39.2 )
late syphilis ( A52.72 , A52.73 )
polymyositis ( M33.21 )
Sjögren syndrome ( M35.02 )
systemic lupus erythematosus ( M32.13 )
systemic sclerosis ( M34.81 )
Wegener's granulomatosis ( M31.30- M31.31 )
Excludes 2
From
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period ( P04-P96 )
certain infectious and parasitic diseases ( A00-B99 )
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ( O00- O9A )
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities ( Q00-Q99 )
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases ( E00-E88 )
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes ( S00-T88 )
neoplasms ( C00-D49 )
smoke inhalation ( T59.81- )
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified ( R00-R94 )
Use Additional Code
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Use Additional Code The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail. 7 item s From J00-J99: • code, where applicable, to identify: • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z77.22 ) • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period ( P96.81 ) • history of tobacco dependence ( Z87.891 ) • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z57.31 ) • tobacco dependence ( F17 .-) • tobacco use ( Z72.0 )