ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Lung infections
CA42 — Acute bronchitis

ICD-11 CA42 — Acute bronchitis

An acute disease of the bronchi, commonly caused by an infection with a bacterial or viral source. This disease is characterised by inflammation of the bronchi. This disease presents with cough, wheezing, chest pain or discomfort, fever, or dyspnoea. Transmission is by inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of the infectious agent in a sputum sample.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

It excludes 7 items.

  • tracheobronchitis: chronic obstructive (CA22)
  • tracheobronchitis: chronic (CA22)
  • Tracheobronchitis, NOS (CA27)
  • bronchitis, chronic: obstructive (CA22.1)
  • Simple chronic bronchitis (CA20.10)
  • Chronic bronchitis, NOS (CA20.1)
  • Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis (CA20.11)

Diagnosis with code CA42 contains 8 clarifying diagnoses:

  1. CA42.0 — Acute bronchitis due to Streptococcus
  2. CA42.1 — Acute bronchitis due to Rhinovirus
  3. CA42.2 — Acute bronchitis due to Respiratory syncytial virus
  4. CA42.3 — Acute bronchitis due to Parainfluenza virus
  5. CA42.4 — Acute bronchitis due to Haemophilus influenzae
  6. CA42.5 — Acute bronchitis due to Coxsackievirus
  7. CA42.Y — Other specified acute bronchitis
  8. CA42.Z — Acute bronchitis, unspecified

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

Search results