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Selected respiratory disease codes

The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
National Centre for Classification in Health, Australia; AM - Australian Modification

DescriptionICD-10 & ICD-10-AM
Respiratory diseases: Total J00-J99
Influenza and pneumonia J09-J18

All other acute upper (J00-J06) and lower (J20-J22) respiratory infections

J00-J06 or J20-J22
Asthma J45, J46
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease J40-J44
Lung dust disease J60-J67
Remaining respiratory diseases J07, J08, J19, J23-J39, J47-J59, J68-J99
Cancer: lung. This type is not included in the Total of respiratory diseases. C33-C34


Where small numbers do not allow reporting of hospitalisations for lung dust disease, these are included in remaining respiratory diseases

This indicator uses principal diagnosis only.