These codes are not intended to be mandatory, but are to be used as a starting point for the identification of Acute Bronchitis in routine Electronic Health Record (EHR). Each study may differ in the sensitivity and specificity of the coding required.
According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines and the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Acute Bronchitis is defined as a lower respiratory tract infection which causes inflammation in the bronchial airways. It is a clinical diagnosis characterized by cough resulting from acute inflammation of the trachea and large airways but with no evidence of pneumonia. It is therefore recommended that these codes are used for individuals with a respiratory tract infection restricted to trachea and large airways.
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/chest-infections-adult/background-information/definition/
https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/135
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Zhuo C, Wei X, Zhang Z, Hicks JP, Zheng J, Chen Z, Haldane V, Walley J, Guan Y, Xu H, Zhong N. An antibiotic stewardship programme to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in rural Chinese primary care facilities: study protocol for a clustered randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2020 May 12;21(1):394. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04303-4. PMID: 32398065; PMCID: PMC7216131.
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Repository- Manchester ClinicalCodes - Description- Risks of smoking and benefits of smoking cessation on hospitalisations for cardiovascular events and respiratory infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink - Conditions- Respiratory tract infection - Publication- https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2017-000506 - Clinical codes- ICD-10
Repository- Manchester ClinicalCodes - Description- Smoking-related mortality in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis – a retrospective cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink - Conditions- Respiratory tract infection - Publication- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22882 - Clinical codes- ICD-10
Repository- Manchester ClinicalCodes - Description- Antibiotic prescribing for common infections in UK general practice: variability and drivers - Conditions- LRTI - Publication- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz163 - Clinical codes- Read Version 2
Repository- Oxford-RCGP RSC - Description- Surveillance & acute pathways of care theme - Conditions- Bronchitis-WRpt - Publication- - Clinical codes-
Repository- HDR UK National Phenomics Resource Project - Description- A chronological map of 308 physical and mental health conditions from 4 million individuals in the English National Health Service - Conditions- Bacterial diseases (excl TB) - Publication- https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(19)30012-3 - Clinical codes- ICD-10
Repository- HDR UK National Phenomics Resource Project - Description- A chronological map of 308 physical and mental health conditions from 4 million individuals in the English National Health Service - Conditions- Lower respiratory tract infections - Publication- https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(19)30012-3 - Clinical codes- ICD-10
Repository- HDR UK National Phenomics Resource Project - Description- A chronological map of 308 physical and mental health conditions from 4 million individuals in the English National Health Service - Conditions- Other or unspecified infectious organisms - Publication- https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(19)30012-3 - Clinical codes- ICD-10
Repository- HDR UK National Phenomics Resource Project - Description- A chronological map of 308 physical and mental health conditions from 4 million individuals in the English National Health Service - Conditions- Viral diseases (excl chronic hepatitis/HIV) - Publication- https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(19)30012-3 - Clinical codes- ICD-10
Repository- OpenSAFELY - Description- Codes indicating a diagnosis of a lower respiratory tract infection excluding pneumonia - Conditions- Lower respiratory tract infection - Publication- - Clinical codes- CTV3 (Read V3) with TPP extensions
Repository- LSHTM Data Compass - Description- Read codes and terms for an lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) (exacerbations algorithm) (CPRD) - Conditions- Lower respiratory tract infection - Publication- https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00001652 - Clinical codes- CPRD GOLD Medcodes
Repository- LSHTM Data Compass - Description- Read codes for lower respiratory tract infections - Conditions- Lower respiratory tract infection - Publication- https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00002049 - Clinical codes- CPRD GOLD Medcodes
Repository- LSHTM Data Compass - Description- ICD-10 codes for lower respiratory tract infections - Conditions- Lower respiratory tract infection - Publication- https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00002050 - Clinical codes- ICD-10
Code | Description | BREATHE recommended |
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CA20.0 | Acute noninfectious bronchitis | Y |
CA42.0 | Acute bronchitis due to Streptococcus | Y |
CA42.1 | Acute bronchitis due to Rhinovirus | Y |
CA42.2 | Acute bronchitis due to Respiratory syncytial virus | Y |
CA42.3 | Acute bronchitis due to Parainfluenza virus | Y |
CA42.4 | Acute bronchitis due to Haemophilus influenzae | Y |
CA42.5 | Acute bronchitis due to Coxsackievirus | Y |
CA42.Y | Other specified acute bronchitis | Y |
CA42.Z | Acute bronchitis, unspecified | Y |
CA42 | Acute bronchitis | Y |
CA81.0 | Bronchitis or pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes or vapours |
Code | Description | Alternative ICD-10 | BREATHE recommended | LSHTM Data Compass 2050 (Muzambi et al. 2020) | Zhuo et al. 2020 | HDR UK Phenomics Portal (Kuan et al. 2019): Bacterial diseases (excl TB) | HDR UK Phenomics Portal (Kuan et al. 2019): Lower respiratory tract infections | HDR UK Phenomics Portal (Kuan et al. 2019): Other or unspecified infectious organisms | HDR UK Phenomics Portal (Kuan et al. 2019): Viral diseases (excl chronic hepatitis/HIV) | Manchester Clinical Codes 52 (Joseph et al. 2017) | Manchester Clinical Codes 42 (Joseph et al. 2016) |
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J20 | Acute bronchitis | J20 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
J20.0 | Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae | J200 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
J20.1 | Acute bronchitis due to Haemophilus influenzae | J201 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
J20.2 | Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus | J202 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
J20.3 | Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus | J203 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
J20.4 | Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus | J204 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
J20.5 | Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus | J205 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
J20.6 | Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus | J206 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
J20.7 | Acute bronchitis due to echovirus | J207 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
J20.8 | Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms | J208 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
J20.9 | Acute bronchitis, unspecified | J209 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
J40 | Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic | J40 | Y | Y | Y |
Code | Description |
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CA20.0 | Acute noninfectious bronchitis |
CA42.0 | Acute bronchitis due to Streptococcus |
CA42.1 | Acute bronchitis due to Rhinovirus |
CA42.2 | Acute bronchitis due to Respiratory syncytial virus |
CA42.3 | Acute bronchitis due to Parainfluenza virus |
CA42.4 | Acute bronchitis due to Haemophilus influenzae |
CA42.5 | Acute bronchitis due to Coxsackievirus |
CA42.Y | Other specified acute bronchitis |
CA42.Z | Acute bronchitis, unspecified |
CA42 | Acute bronchitis |
Code | Description |
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J20 | Acute bronchitis |
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 |
J40 | Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic |
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