What ICD codes are used for exercise-induced asthma?
Exercise-induced asthma, also known as exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, is a condition where vigorous physical activity triggers asthma symptoms. Accurate coding for this condition is crucial for both clinical and billing purposes. Here are some of the commonly used exercise-induced asthma ICD codes:
- J45.990 - Exercise-induced bronchospasm: This code represents asthma symptoms explicitly triggered by exercise. It's used when patients experience shortness of breath, coughing, or wheezing during or after physical activity.
- J45.998 - Other asthma: There are no ICD-10-CM codes that have exercise-induced asthma in their name. Use this instead, which is a catch-all code for types of asthma that don't have specific ICD-10-CM codes, with exercise-induced asthma being one of them.
Please note that, based on the context of this guide, other types of asthma or respiratory system problems like chronic obstructive asthma, severe persistent asthma, eosinophilic asthma, other cough variant asthma, and allergic rhinitis shouldn't be your reasons to use these codes. Please use other codes or J45.998 if they don't have specific codes.