Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for emphysema includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Emphysema
Use ICD-10 code J43.2 for centrilobular emphysema, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Personal history of nicotine dependence
Use to indicate history of tobacco use.
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (acute) (chronic)
Use if exposure to environmental tobacco smoke is relevant.
The ICD-10 code for centrilobular emphysema is J43.2. It requires documentation of CT findings confirming the centrilobular pattern.
According to 2024 guidelines, only code emphysema (J43.x) when both COPD and emphysema are present, unless chronic bronchitis is also documented.