Asthma ICD-10-CM Codes

Mild intermittent asthma

• J45.2Mild intermittent asthma
  ICD-10-CMSubcategoryNot billableExact title match
  Why this matched

  • The official ICD-10-CM title is the searched wording.

  3 codes below, all billable

  • J45.20Mild intermittent asthma, uncomplicatedBillable
  • J45.21Mild intermittent asthma with (acute) exacerbationBillable
  • J45.22Mild intermittent asthma with status asthmaticusBillable

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• J45.20Mild intermittent asthma, uncomplicated
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, intermittent”
• J45.21Mild intermittent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, intermittent, with, exacerbation”
• J45.22Mild intermittent asthma with status asthmaticus
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, intermittent, with, status asthmaticus”

Mild persistent asthma

• J45.3Mild persistent asthma
  ICD-10-CMSubcategoryNot billableExact title match
  Why this matched

  • The official ICD-10-CM title is the searched wording.

  3 codes below, all billable

  • J45.30Mild persistent asthma, uncomplicatedBillable
  • J45.31Mild persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbationBillable
  • J45.32Mild persistent asthma with status asthmaticusBillable

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• J45.30Mild persistent asthma, uncomplicated
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, mild persistent”
• J45.31Mild persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, mild persistent, with, exacerbation”
• J45.32Mild persistent asthma with status asthmaticus
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, mild persistent, with, status asthmaticus”

Moderate persistent asthma

• J45.4Moderate persistent asthma
  ICD-10-CMSubcategoryNot billableExact title match
  Why this matched

  • The official ICD-10-CM title is the searched wording.

  3 codes below, all billable

  • J45.40Moderate persistent asthma, uncomplicatedBillable
  • J45.41Moderate persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbationBillable
  • J45.42Moderate persistent asthma with status asthmaticusBillable

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• J45.40Moderate persistent asthma, uncomplicated
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, moderate persistent”
• J45.41Moderate persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, moderate persistent, with, exacerbation”
• J45.42Moderate persistent asthma with status asthmaticus
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, moderate persistent, with, status asthmaticus”

Severe persistent asthma

• J45.5Severe persistent asthma
  ICD-10-CMSubcategoryNot billableExact title match
  Why this matched

  • The official ICD-10-CM title is the searched wording.
• J45.50Severe persistent asthma, uncomplicated
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, severe persistent”
• J45.51Severe persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, severe persistent, with, exacerbation”
• J45.52Severe persistent asthma with status asthmaticus
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, severe persistent, with, status asthmaticus”

Other and unspecified asthma

Where the record does not establish severity; J45.901 and J45.902 carry the exacerbation and status asthmaticus.

• J45.9Other and unspecified asthma
  ICD-10-CMSubcategoryNot billableExact title match
  Why this matched

  • The official ICD-10-CM title is the searched wording.
• J45.909Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Official instructionsExcludes2 11
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “IgE asthma”
• J45.901Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, with, exacerbation”
• J45.902Unspecified asthma with status asthmaticus
  ICD-10-CMBillableOfficial index term
  Why this matched

  • Matched through the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
  • Official term: “Asthma, asthmatic, with, status asthmaticus”