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J00-J99
Diseases of the respiratory system
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Asthma
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J45.5
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J45.5
Severe persistent asthma
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- J45.5 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM J45.5 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J45.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 J45.5 may differ.
The following code(s) above
J45.5 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
J45.5:
- J00-J99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range J00-J99
Diseases of the respiratory systemNote- When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
Type 2 Excludes- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Use Additional- code, where applicable, to identify:
- 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)
- J40-J47
2021 ICD-10-CM Range J40-J47
Chronic lower respiratory diseasesType 1 Excludes- bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)
- J45
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J45
Asthma
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
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
Type 1 Excludes- detergent asthma (J69.8)
- eosinophilic asthma (J82)
- miner's asthma (J60)
- wheezing NOS (R06.2)
- wood asthma (J67.8)
Type 2 Excludes- asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.9)
- chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis (J44.9)
- chronic obstructive asthma (J44.9)
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)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to J45.5:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J45.5
J45.21 …… with (acute) exacerbation
J45.22 …… with status asthmaticus
J45.3 Mild persistent asthma
J45.31 …… with (acute) exacerbation
J45.32 …… with status asthmaticus
J45.4 Moderate persistent asthma
J45.41 …… with (acute) exacerbation
J45.42 …… with status asthmaticus
J45.5
Severe persistent asthma
J45.51 …… with (acute) exacerbation
J45.52 …… with status asthmaticus
J45.9 Other and unspecified asthma
J45.901 …… with (acute) exacerbation
J45.990 Exercise induced bronchospasm
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
