J47.0 — Bronchiectasis with acute lower respiratory infection
Is J47.0 billable?
Yes — J47.0 is billable for FY2027. J47.0 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. J47.0 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
J47.0 at a glance
| Code | J47.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Bronchiectasis with acute lower respiratory infection |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does J47.0 group to?
J47.0 sits in MDC 04 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 190Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCCmedical
- 191Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CCmedical
- 192Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, J47.0 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is J47.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to J47.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Mounier-Kuhn syndrome › with bronchiectasis › lower respiratory infection
- Bronchiectasis › with › acute › bronchitis (cylindrical) (diffuse) (fusiform) (localized) (saccular)
- Bronchiectasis › with › acute › lower respiratory infection (cylindrical) (diffuse) (fusiform) (localized) (saccular)
- Bronchitis › acute or subacute › with › bronchiectasis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)
- Dilatation › bronchial › with › lower respiratory infection
- Tracheobronchomegaly › with bronchiectasis › with › lower respiratory infection
- Mounier-Kuhn syndrome › acquired › with bronchiectasis › with › lower respiratory infection
- Syndrome › Mounier-Kuhn › with bronchiectasis › with › lower respiratory infection
- Tracheobronchomegaly › acquired › with bronchiectasis › with › lower respiratory infection
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › airway › with › bronchiectasis › with › lower respiratory infection
- Syndrome › Mounier-Kuhn › acquired › with bronchiectasis › with › lower respiratory infection
- Disease, diseased › lung › obstructive › with › bronchiectasis › with › lower respiratory infection
Code also
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether J47.0 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- to identify infection, if applicable
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to J47.0.
- Bronchiectasis with acute bronchitis
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from J40-J4B
The conditions below can never be reported together with J47.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from J47
The conditions below can never be reported together with J47.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 10
Report an additional code alongside J47.0 to fully describe the condition. J47.0 is sequenced first.
Use additional code — inherited from J47
Report an additional code alongside J47.0 to fully describe the condition. J47.0 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 10
The conditions below are not part of J47.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J47.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from J40-J4B
The conditions below are not part of J47.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J47.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- cystic fibrosis (E84.-)
How long has J47.0 existed?
J47.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.