J22 ICD 10 Code is a billable and specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis of Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection for reimbursement purposes. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.

Type 1 excludes for J22 ICD 10 code
  • upper respiratory infection (acute) (J06.9)

Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to J22 ICD10 Code:

Present On Admission (POA Exempt)

J22 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting

Clinical information about J22 ICD 10 code

When you breathe, your lungs take in oxygen from the air and deliver it to the bloodstream. The cells in your body need oxygen to work and grow. During a normal day, you breathe nearly 25,000 times. People with lung disease have difficulty breathing. Millions of people in the U.S. have lung disease. If all types of lung disease are lumped together, it is the number three killer in the United States.

The term lung disease refers to many disorders affecting the lungs, such as asthma, COPD, infections like influenza, pneumonia and tuberculosis, lung cancer, and many other breathing problems. Some lung diseases can lead to respiratory failure.

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