J45.998 Other asthma
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Applies from J45 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
Excludes1 (never code together)
- detergent asthma (J69.8)
- miner's asthma (J60)
- wheezing NOS (R06.2)
- wood asthma (J67.8)
Excludes2 (not included here)
- 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)
Use additional code
- 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)
Risk adjustment (HCC)
- RxHCC V08: HCC 229 — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Bronchiectasis, and Other Asthma
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 202-203 in MDC 04.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
493.90 Asthma, unspecified type, unspecified (approximate)
Code annotations containing back-references to J45.998
Back-references to J45.9
- Type 1 Excludes:
J40 Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic ("asthmatic bronchitis NOS (J45.9-)")
Back-references to J45
- Code First:
F54 Psychological and behavioral factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere ("asthma (J45.-)") - Code Also:
J44 Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ("type of asthma, if applicable (J45.-)") - Type 1 Excludes:
J98.01 Acute bronchospasm ("asthma (J45.-)") - Type 1 Excludes:
R06.2 Wheezing ("Asthma (J45.-)")
Diagnosis Index entries for J45.998
- Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) › platinum
- Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) › specified NEC
Nearby codes
J45.902 Unspecified asthma with status asthmaticusJ45.909 Unspecified asthma, uncomplicatedJ45.99 Other asthmaJ45.990 Exercise induced bronchospasmJ45.991 Cough variant asthmaJ45.998 Other asthma (this code)