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J45.3

Mild persistent asthma

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • J45.30 Mild persistent asthma, uncomplicated
  • J45.31 Mild persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation
  • J45.32 Mild persistent asthma with status asthmaticus

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Mild persistent asthma

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from J45 Asthma

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • detergent asthma (J69.8)
  • miner's asthma (J60)
  • wheezing NOS (R06.2)
  • wood asthma (J67.8)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.89)
  • chronic asthmatic (obstructive) bronchitis (J44.89)
  • chronic obstructive asthma (J44.89)
  • other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.89)

Use additional code

  • code to identify:
  • eosinophilic asthma (J82.83)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Includes

  • allergic (predominantly) asthma
  • allergic bronchitis NOS
  • allergic rhinitis with asthma
  • atopic asthma
  • extrinsic allergic asthma
  • hay fever with asthma
  • idiosyncratic asthma
  • intrinsic nonallergic asthma
  • nonallergic asthma

Inherited from the J40-J4B section Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4B)

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • bronchitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.0)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • cystic fibrosis (E84.-)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
J45.2 Mild intermittent asthma Not billable
J45.4 Moderate persistent asthma Not billable
J45.5 Severe persistent asthma Not billable
J45.9 Other and unspecified asthma Not billable