493.21 - Chronic Obstructive Asthma With Status Asthmaticus
The ICD 9 Code for Chronic obstructive asthma with status asthmaticus is listed as 493.21.
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: | 493.21 |
| Long Description: | Chronic obstructive asthma with status asthmaticus |
| Short Description: | Ch ob asthma w stat asth |
| 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: | J44.0 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 493.21: | |
| 493.20 - Chronic obstructive asthma, unspecified | |
| 493.22 - Chronic obstructive asthma with (acute) exacerbation | |