J47Bronchiectasis

J47 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for bronchiectasis. It belongs to 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: J47.0 (with acute lower respiratory infection), J47.1 (with (acute) exacerbation) and J47.9 (uncomplicated).

Don't report J47 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: congenital bronchiectasis (Q33.4) and tuberculous bronchiectasis (current disease) (A15.0).

Use an additional code 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.-) and 1 more.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.