Haemorrhage from respiratory passages

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

Haemorrhage from respiratory passages is the bleeding from upper respiratory tract or lower respiratory tract. The major passages and structures of the upper respiratory tract include the nose or nostrils, nasal cavity, mouth, pharynx, and larynx. The major passages and structures of the lower respiratory tract include the trachea and within the lungs, the bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli.

exclusions

• Pulmonary haemorrhage originating in the perinatal period  (KB28)

sections/codes in this section (MD20-MD2Z)

• Epistaxis  (MD20)
• Haemorrhage from throat  (MD21)
• Haemoptysis  (MD22)
• Haemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages  (MD23)
• Acute idiopathic pulmonary haemorrhage in infants over 28 days of age  (MD24)
• Haemorrhage from respiratory passages, unspecified  (MD2Z)

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