Asthma with Bronchitis

[Mohana Prasad]

If the physician documents asthma and bronchitis as a two seperate diagnosis can we code both 493.90 & 490?

Or should we code only 493.90 as in astmatic bronchits?

Should we take asthma & bronchitis as asthmatic bronchitis even when they are documented as two seperate diagnosis?

[crowemd]

According to what I have read you would code it as 493.90 unless it states acute bronchitis then you would code it as 493.90 & 466.0.

Hope this helps.

[karilynn]

I use both 493.90 + 490.

[joe_physio09]

As if it stated as acute code both 493.90 + 466.0, otherwise code only asthma 493.90.