ICD-10 Code: J45* – Asthma
ICD-Code J45* is a non-billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Asthma. Its corresponding ICD-9 code is 493.
Billable: No
ICD-9 Code Transition: 493
Code J45* is the diagnosis code used for Asthma. It is a common chronic disease in which the bronchial airways in the lungs become narrowed and swollen, making it difficult to breathe.
Other Synonyms Include:
- atopic asthma
- extrinsic allergic asthma
- hay fever with asthma
- idiosyncratic asthma
- intrinsic nonallergic asthma
- nonallergic asthma
- allergic (predominantly) asthma
- allergic bronchitis NOS
- allergic rhinitis with asthma
General ICD-10 Information
ICD (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health problems) is now on its 10th revision. ICD-10 codes are the byproduct of that revision. This medical classification list is generated by the World Health Organization (WHO), and is used to help healthcare providers identify and code health conditions.
ICD-10 is required for use by physicians and healthcare providers under the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and will replace all ICD-9 code sets.
Many more new diagnoses can be tracked using ICD-10 than with ICD-9. Some expanded code sets, like ICD-10-CM, have over 70,000 codes.
