493.20 - Chronic Obstructive Asthma, Unspecified
The ICD 9 Code for Chronic obstructive asthma, unspecified is listed as 493.20.
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: | 493.20 |
| Long Description: | Chronic obstructive asthma, unspecified |
| Short Description: | Chronic obst 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: | J44.9 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 493.20: | |
| 493.21 - Chronic obstructive asthma with status asthmaticus | |
| 493.22 - Chronic obstructive asthma with (acute) exacerbation | |