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. 2015 Jan 7;2(1):e000063. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2014-000063

Table 1.

Grouping of respiratory admissions into acute asthma, acute bronchitis/acute bronchiolitis and acute exacerbation of COPD categories according to ICD codes

ICD9: Asthma 493.0 Extrinsic asthma
493.1 Intrinsic asthma
493.2 Chronic obstructive asthma
493.8 Other forms of asthma
493.9 Asthma, unspecified
ICD10: Asthma J45.0 Predominantly allergic asthma
J45.1 Nonallergic asthma
J45.8 Mixed asthma
J45.9 Asthma, unspecified
J46 Status asthmaticus
ICD9: Bronchitis & bronchiolitis 466.0 Acute bronchitis
466.1 Acute bronchiolitis
ICD10: Bronchitis & bronchiolitis J20.0 Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
J20.1 Acute bronchitis due to Haemophilus influenzae
J20.2 Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus
J20.3 Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus
J20.4 Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus
J20.5 Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
J20.6 Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus
J20.7 Acute bronchitis due to echovirus
J20.8 Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms
J20.9 Acute bronchitis, unspecified
J21.0 Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
J21.1 Acute bronchiolitis due to human metapneumovirus
J21.8 Acute bronchiolitis due to other specified organisms
J21.9 Acute bronchiolitis, unspecified
J22 Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection
ICD9: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 491.0 Simple chronic bronchitis
491.1 Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
491.2 Obstructive chronic bronchitis
491.8 Other chronic bronchitis
491.9 Unspecified chronic bronchitis
492.8 Other emphysema
ICD10: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease J41.0 Simple chronic bronchitis
J41.1 Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
J41.8 Mixed simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
J42 Unspecified chronic bronchitis
J43 Emphysema
J44.0 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection
J44.1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation, unspecified
J44.8 Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
J44.9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ICD9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision; ICD10, ICD Tenth Revision.