When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in
Bronchitis NOS
Bronchitis with tracheitis NOS
Catarrhal bronchitis
Tracheobronchitis NOS
Acute upper respiratory infections
Influenza and pneumonia
Other acute lower respiratory infections
Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Lung diseases due to external agents
Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium
Suppurative and necrotic conditions of the lower respiratory tract
Other diseases of the pleura
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
Other diseases of the respiratory system