ICD-10-CM Code J45
Asthma
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code J45 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of J45 that describes the diagnosis 'asthma' in more detail.
- J45 Asthma NON-BILLABLE
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- J45.90 Unspecified asthma NON-BILLABLE
- J45.99 Other asthma NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code J45 is used to code Asthma
Asthma (from the Greek ἅσθμα, ásthma, "panting") is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction and bronchospasm. Common symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath.
| Specialty: | Pulmonology |
| MeSH Code: | D001249 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 493 |
Peak flow meters are used to measure the peak expiratory flow rate, important in both monitoring and diagnosing asthma.
Coding Notes for J45 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Allergic (predominantly) asthma
- Allergic bronchitis NOS
- Allergic rhinitis with asthma
- Atopic asthma
- Extrinsic allergic asthma
- Hay fever with asthma
- Idiosyncratic asthma
- Intrinsic nonallergic asthma
- Nonallergic asthma
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code to identify:
- Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke See code Z77.22
- Exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period See code P96.81
- History of tobacco use See code Z87.891
- Occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke See code Z57.31
- Tobacco dependence See code F17.-
- Tobacco use See code Z72.0
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Detergent asthma - instead, use code J69.8
- Eosinophilic asthma - instead, use Code J82
- Lung diseases due to external agents - instead, use Section J60-J70
- Miner's asthma - instead, use Code J60
- Wheezing NOS - instead, use code R06.2
- Wood asthma - instead, use code J67.8
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - instead, use code J44.9
- Chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis - instead, use code J44.9
- Chronic obstructive asthma - instead, use code J44.9
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'J45 - Asthma'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code J45. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.