ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

J40-J4A — Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Every ICD-10-CM code in this range and the PDGM clinical group CMS assigns to it, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.1.26.

OASIS-E2 v1.00.0 · ingested 2026-04-26

Codes in range

39

No clinical group

0

A period cannot be grouped from these.

Barred as primary

0

CMS rejects these in the primary position.

Where these codes group

39 of the 39 codes in J40-J4A group to MMTA - Respiratory. Every code here is assigned a group.

Every code in J40-J4A

Descriptions are CMS’s own, abbreviated as CMS abbreviates them.

CodeDescriptionClinical groupPrimary position
J40Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronicLAccepted
J410Simple chronic bronchitisLAccepted
J411Mucopurulent chronic bronchitisLAccepted
J418Mixed simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitisLAccepted
J42Unspecified chronic bronchitisLAccepted
J430Unilateral pulmonary emphysema [MacLeod's syndrome]LAccepted
J431Panlobular emphysemaLAccepted
J432Centrilobular emphysemaLAccepted
J438Other emphysemaLAccepted
J439Emphysema, unspecifiedLAccepted
J440Chr obstructive pulmon disease with (acute) lower resp infctLAccepted
J441Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w (acute) exacerbationLAccepted
J4481Bronchiolitis obliterans and bronchiolitis obliterans syndLAccepted
J4489Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLAccepted
J449Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecifiedLAccepted
J4520Mild intermittent asthma, uncomplicatedLAccepted
J4521Mild intermittent asthma with (acute) exacerbationLAccepted
J4522Mild intermittent asthma with status asthmaticusLAccepted
J4530Mild persistent asthma, uncomplicatedLAccepted
J4531Mild persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbationLAccepted
J4532Mild persistent asthma with status asthmaticusLAccepted
J4540Moderate persistent asthma, uncomplicatedLAccepted
J4541Moderate persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbationLAccepted
J4542Moderate persistent asthma with status asthmaticusLAccepted
J4550Severe persistent asthma, uncomplicatedLAccepted
J4551Severe persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbationLAccepted
J4552Severe persistent asthma with status asthmaticusLAccepted
J45901Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbationLAccepted
J45902Unspecified asthma with status asthmaticusLAccepted
J45909Unspecified asthma, uncomplicatedLAccepted
J45990Exercise induced bronchospasmLAccepted
J45991Cough variant asthmaLAccepted
J45998Other asthmaLAccepted
J470Bronchiectasis with acute lower respiratory infectionLAccepted
J471Bronchiectasis with (acute) exacerbationLAccepted
J479Bronchiectasis, uncomplicatedLAccepted
J4A0Restrictive allograft syndromeLAccepted
J4A8Other chronic lung allograft dysfunctionLAccepted
J4A9Chronic lung allograft dysfunction, unspecifiedLAccepted

Source: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.1.26, effective 2026-04-01. 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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