493.90 - Asthma, Unspecified Type, Unspecified
The ICD 9 Code for Asthma, unspecified type, unspecified is listed as 493.90.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 493.90 |
| Long Description: | Asthma, unspecified type, unspecified |
| Short Description: | Asthma NOS |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Respiratory System |
| Block: | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease And Allied Conditions (490-496) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | J45.909 - Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | J45.998 - Other asthma (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 493.90: | |
| 493.91 - Asthma, unspecified type, with status asthmaticus | |
| 493.92 - Asthma, unspecified type, with (acute) exacerbation | |