Diagnosis Code

J45.901 UNSPECIFIED ASTHMA WITH (ACUTE) EXACERBATION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J45.901

Short Description: Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation

Long Description: Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation

The code J45.901 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4A)
      • Asthma (J45)
        • J45.901 Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute asthma
  • Acute exacerbation of allergic asthma
  • Acute exacerbation of asthma co-occurrent with allergic rhinitis
  • Acute exacerbation of intrinsic asthma
  • Acute severe exacerbation of allergic asthma
  • Acute severe exacerbation of asthma
  • Acute severe exacerbation of immunoglobin E-mediated allergic asthma
  • Acute severe exacerbation of intrinsic asthma
  • Acute severe refractory exacerbation of asthma
  • Brittle asthma
  • Exacerbation of allergic asthma
  • Exacerbation of allergic asthma due to infection
  • Intrinsic asthma
  • Intrinsic asthma
  • Life threatening acute exacerbation of asthma
  • Moderate acute exacerbation of asthma
  • Thunderstorm asthma

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J45.901 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)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J45.901 Right Arrow 493.92 Asthma NOS w (ac) exac

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
J45.50 Severe persistent asthma, uncomplicated
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
J45.902 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


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023