493 Asthma (493.00-493.92) ICD-9-CM
The 493.00-493.92 block classified 493 asthma with 14 legacy diagnosis codes. None remain valid for claim submission; each code below links to its reference page with the official ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
Retired Code Set
ICD-9-CM stopped being valid for U.S. claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced it. Use this index for historical lookups and crosswalking; for current coding, start from the ICD-10-CM codes list or the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter.
Legacy Codes in the 493.00-493.92 Block 14 codes
None of these codes remain valid for claim submission. Each code page shows its ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
- 493.00 Extrinsic asthma NOS
- 493.01 Ext asthma w status asth
- 493.02 Ext asthma w(acute) exac
- 493.10 Intrinsic asthma NOS
- 493.11 Int asthma w status asth
- 493.12 Int asthma w (ac) exac
- 493.20 Chronic obst asthma NOS
- 493.21 Ch ob asthma w stat asth
- 493.22 Ch obst asth w (ac) exac
- 493.81 Exercse ind bronchospasm
- 493.82 Cough variant asthma
- 493.90 Asthma NOS
- 493.91 Asthma w status asthmat
- 493.92 Asthma NOS w (ac) exac
Questions About This Page
Are the 493.00-493.92 codes still billable?
No. Every code in this block became invalid for U.S. claims after September 30, 2015. Each code page linked above shows the ICD-10-CM replacement CMS assigned in the General Equivalence Mappings, and the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter translates any of them directly.
What did the 493.00-493.92 block classify?
The block classified 493 asthma with 14 codes in the final ICD-9-CM release. It sat under Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519) in the legacy hierarchy.
Related References
Source: final CMS ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.
