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J20-J22 ICD-10-CA block: Other acute lower respiratory infections

J20-J22 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 16 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

J20-J22

Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22)

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Codes in J20-J22

J20-J22 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.

J20Acute bronchitis (11 codes)J21Acute bronchiolitis (4 codes)J22Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection

Notes for J20-J22

As CIHI prints them, with any note J20-J22 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute:• exacerbation NOS (J44.1)• lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
  • Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

Note

  • When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g., tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).From Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

Where J20-J22 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
  2. 2Block J20-J22Other acute lower respiratory infections

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See J20-J22 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is J20-J22 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. J20-J22 (Other acute lower respiratory infections) is a block heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 16 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is J20-J22 in ICD-10-CA?

J20-J22 sits under Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99).

What coding notes apply to J20-J22?

ICD-10-CA lists Excludes, Note notes for J20-J22, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside J20-J22

J00-J06Acute upper respiratory infectionsJ09-J18Influenza and pneumoniaJ30-J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tractJ40-J47Chronic lower respiratory diseasesJ60-J70Lung diseases due to external agentsJ80-J84Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitiumJ85-J86Suppurative and necrotic conditions of lower respiratory tractJ90-J94Other diseases of pleuraJ95-J99Other diseases of the respiratory system