J44.1✓ Billable
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbat…
Inclusion Terms
- •Decompensated COPD
- •Decompensated COPD with (acute) exacerbation
⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)
- •chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] with acute bronchitis (J44.0)
- •lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
Code Hierarchy
┌10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)├J40-J4AChronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4A)├J44Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
└J44.1Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbat…
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