ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

J44.8Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Not billable — use a more specific code

J44.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.

Code last changed in FY2024 (effective October 1, 2023). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About J44.8

J44.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It belongs to category J44 (other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), block J40-J4B (chronic lower respiratory diseases) and chapter 10 (diseases of the respiratory system). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within J44, choose J44.8 (Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) lower respiratory infection (J44.0), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation (J44.1) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (J44.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: J44.81 (syndrome) and J44.89 (disease).

It was added in FY2024, effective October 1, 2023.

Specific codes under J44.8

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to J44.8.

› From J44 Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Includes

asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis
chronic bronchitis with airway obstruction
chronic bronchitis with emphysema
chronic emphysematous bronchitis
chronic obstructive asthma
chronic obstructive bronchitis
chronic obstructive tracheobronchitis

Excludes2

bronchiectasis (J47.-)
chronic bronchitis NOS (J42)
chronic simple and mucopurulent bronchitis (J41.-)
chronic tracheitis (J42)
chronic tracheobronchitis (J42)
emphysema without chronic bronchitis (J43.-)

Code also

type of asthma, if applicable (J45.-)

Broader instructions also apply from J40-J4B Chronic lower respiratory diseases and Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system.

Code history

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FY2024 (effective 10/1/2023): Added
No changes since FY2024.

Common questions about J44.8

Is J44.8 billable?: No. J44.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.