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J98.9 ICD-10-CA code: Respiratory disorder, unspecified

J98.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Respiratory disorder, unspecified” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

J98.9

Respiratory disorder, unspecified

Short description: Respiratory disorder unspecified

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written J989

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to J98.9. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Disease, diseased, chest
  • Disease, diseased, respiratory (tract)
  • Disease, diseased, respiratory (tract), chronic NEC
  • Complication, complications (from) (of), respiratory

Notes for J98.9

As CIHI prints them, with any note J98.9 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Respiratory disease (chronic) NOS

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Apnoea:• NOS (R06.8)• newborn (P28.4)• sleep (G47.3-)• newborn (P28.3)From J98 Other respiratory disorders
  • 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 J98.9 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
  2. 2Block J95-J99Other diseases of the respiratory system
  3. 3Category J98Other respiratory disorders
  4. 4Valid code J98.9Respiratory disorder, unspecified

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 J98.9 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code J98.9 mean?

J98.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Respiratory disorder, unspecified” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is J98.9 in ICD-10-CA?

J98.9 sits under J98 Other respiratory disorders, within J95-J99 Other diseases of the respiratory system, within Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99).

What coding notes apply to J98.9?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for J98.9, 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 J98.9

J98.0Diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classifiedJ98.1Pulmonary collapseJ98.2Interstitial emphysemaJ98.3Compensatory emphysemaJ98.4Other disorders of lungJ98.5Diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classifiedJ98.6Disorders of diaphragmJ98.7Respiratory infections, not elsewhere classifiedJ98.8Other specified respiratory disorders