J44Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use J44 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter X
- Diseases of the respiratory system
- Group J40-J47
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh phổi tắc nghẽn mạn tính khác
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: chronic: bronchitis: asthmatic (obstructive) emphysematous with: airways obstruction emphysema obstructive: asthma bronchitis tracheobronchitis Excl.: asthma (J45.-) asthmatic bronchitis NOS (J45.9) bronchiectasis (J47) chronic: tracheitis (J42) tracheobronchitis (J42) emphysema (J43.-) lung diseases
Related J44 codes
J44.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection
J44.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation, unspecified
J44.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
J44.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
