493.21 CH OB ASTHMA W STAT ASTH


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 493.21

Short Description: Ch ob asthma w stat asth

Long Description: Chronic obstructive asthma with status asthmaticus

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and allied conditions (490-496)
      • 493 Asthma
        • 493.21 Ch ob asthma w stat asth

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 493.21 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
493.21 Right Arrow J44.0 Chronic obstructive pulmon disease w acute lower resp infct
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
493.00 Extrinsic asthma, unspecified
493.01 Extrinsic asthma with status asthmaticus
493.02 Extrinsic asthma with (acute) exacerbation
493.10 Intrinsic asthma, unspecified
493.11 Intrinsic asthma with status asthmaticus
493.12 Intrinsic asthma with (acute) exacerbation
493.20 Chronic obstructive asthma, unspecified
493.22 Chronic obstructive asthma with (acute) exacerbation
493.81 Exercise induced bronchospasm
493.82 Cough variant asthma
493.90 Asthma, unspecified type, unspecified
493.91 Asthma, unspecified type, with status asthmaticus
493.92 Asthma, unspecified type, with (acute) exacerbation


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