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ICD-10-CM Code for Asthma J45

ICD-10 code J45 for Asthma is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Asthma
Includes: 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
Use additional code to identify:
eosinophilic asthma (J82.83)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)
Excludes1: detergent asthma (J69.8)
miner's asthma (J60)
wheezing NOS (R06.2)
wood asthma (J67.8)
Excludes2: asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.89)
chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis (J44.89)
chronic obstructive asthma (J44.89)
other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.89)
 
J45 Asthma
Child Code
Mild intermittent asthma
Child Code
Mild persistent asthma
Child Code
Moderate persistent asthma
Child Code
Severe persistent asthma
Child Code
Other and unspecified asthma

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Acute illness with systemic symptoms
Is Asthma, other (J45.998) & rhinitis (J30.9) considered 1 acute illness with systemic symptoms? No diagnostic testing was done. Would this be a 99214? Is Asthma, unspecified, uncomplicated ([URL='ht... [ Read More ]
71046 xray of chest being denied for diagnosis 71046
We have started getting denials on xrays code 71046, stating that we have not used a correct diagnosis code. We are a pediatric Pulmonology office, so typically we code asthma, j45.20/or whatever lev... [ Read More ]
Billing Questions
I don't know where to go from here. I just don't what she is doing is correct. This is what the email said: "as long as the AWV documentation guidelines are met then they should be coded, however if ... [ Read More ]
Medical Biller
[QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 452109, member: 30657"]Its your diagnosis codes. J45.909 cannot be used with R06.2 you need to look at the excludes 1 edit. This will make the entire claim deny[/QUOTE] I... [ Read More ]
Medical Biller
Its your diagnosis codes. J45.909 cannot be used with R06.2 you need to look at the excludes 1 edit. This will make the entire claim deny... [ Read More ]
J42 and J45.909
I do risk adjustment coding from home assessments done by providers who are not PCP, sometimes it is difficult to query them. One assessment in particular has me confused. The provider assigned thes... [ Read More ]
Asthma with bronchitis
I am needing assistance on how to code- Dx: 1. Persistent asthma with acute exacerbation, unspecified asthma severity 2. Bronchitis Do I code J45.901 and J40 or should I use a code from category J44... [ Read More ]
Allergy Shot Diagnosis
[b]allergy coding[/b] [QUOTE="CoderCat, post: 417442, member: 92828"]We recently received a denial on one of our patient's for all of the allergy shots the patient has received. We are a primary car... [ Read More ]
J45 section
Received a denial regarding a diagnosis from this section do I need to add an additional code?... [ Read More ]
Allergy Shot Diagnosis 95115 95117 allergy shots z51.6
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