Diagnosis Code

J45.50 SEVERE PERSISTENT ASTHMA, UNCOMPLICATED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J45.50

Short Description: Severe persistent asthma, uncomplicated

Long Description: Severe persistent asthma, uncomplicated

The code J45.50 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4A)
      • Asthma (J45)
        • J45.50 Severe persistent asthma, uncomplicated

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Near fatal asthma
  • Severe asthma
  • Severe controlled persistent asthma
  • Severe persistent allergic asthma
  • Severe persistent allergic asthma controlled
  • Severe persistent allergic asthma uncontrolled
  • Severe persistent asthma
  • Severe persistent asthma controlled co-occurrent with allergic rhinitis
  • Severe persistent asthma co-occurrent with allergic rhinitis
  • Severe persistent asthma uncontrolled co-occurrent with allergic rhinitis
  • Severe uncontrolled persistent asthma
  • Uncomplicated asthma
  • Uncomplicated severe persistent asthma

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J45.50 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Bronchitis And Asthma With Cc/mcc (202)
  • Bronchitis And Asthma Without Cc/mcc (203)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J45.50 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Severe persistent asthma NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J45.50 Right Arrow 493.00 Extrinsic asthma NOS
493.10 Intrinsic asthma NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
J45 Asthma
J45.2 Mild intermittent asthma
J45.20 Mild intermittent asthma, uncomplicated
J45.21 Mild intermittent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
J45.22 Mild intermittent asthma with status asthmaticus
J45.3 Mild persistent asthma
J45.30 Mild persistent asthma, uncomplicated
J45.31 Mild persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
J45.32 Mild persistent asthma with status asthmaticus
J45.4 Moderate persistent asthma
J45.40 Moderate persistent asthma, uncomplicated
J45.41 Moderate persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
J45.42 Moderate persistent asthma with status asthmaticus
J45.5 Severe persistent asthma
J45.51 Severe persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
J45.52 Severe persistent asthma with status asthmaticus
J45.9 Other and unspecified asthma
J45.90 Unspecified asthma
J45.901 Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation
J45.902 Unspecified asthma with status asthmaticus
J45.909 Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated
J45.99 Other asthma
J45.990 Exercise induced bronchospasm
J45.991 Cough variant asthma
J45.998 Other asthma


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