Valid for Submission
J45.42 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of moderate persistent asthma with status asthmaticus. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The code is commonly used in pediatrics medical specialties to specify clinical concepts such as asthma.
ICD-10: | J45.42 |
Short Description: | Moderate persistent asthma with status asthmaticus |
Long Description: | Moderate persistent asthma with status asthmaticus |
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code J45.42 are found in the index:
- - Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) - J45.909
- - moderate persistent - J45.40
- - with
- - status asthmaticus - J45.42
- - with
- - persistent
- - moderate - J45.40
- - with
- - status asthmaticus - J45.42
- - with
- - moderate - J45.40
- - moderate persistent - J45.40
Diagnostic Related Groups
The ICD-10 code J45.42 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2020.
Convert J45.42 to ICD-9
- 493.01 - Ext asthma w status asth (Approximate Flag)
- 493.11 - Int asthma w status asth (Approximate Flag)
Code Classification
Code History
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
(First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set) - FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020