ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
J20 Acute bronchitis
All 10 codes in the J20 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
10
Can lead a claim
10
Cannot lead a claim
0
What CMS assigns to J20
All 10 codes group to MMTA - Respiratory. None of the 10 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.
Every code in J20
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J20.0 | Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae | Can lead a claim | L | None |
| J20.1 | Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzae | Can lead a claim | L | None |
| J20.2 | Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus | Can lead a claim | L | None |
| J20.3 | Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus | Can lead a claim | L | None |
| J20.4 | Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus | Can lead a claim | L | None |
| J20.5 | Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus | Can lead a claim | L | None |
| J20.6 | Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus | Can lead a claim | L | None |
| J20.7 | Acute bronchitis due to echovirus | Can lead a claim | L | None |
| J20.8 | Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms | Can lead a claim | L | None |
| J20.9 | Acute bronchitis, unspecified | Can lead a claim | L | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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