Patient's Status Will Get You the Right ICD-9 Code

Clip and post your guide to asthma's changing 5th digit
You don't have to struggle deciphering asthma's fifth-digit descriptions if you refer to this handy chart.
For 2004, 493.xx's fifth-digit subclassification underwent two changes. But the codes'intent, which describes the patient's current asthmatic state, remains the same. Code 493.xx means:

- Published on 2004-06-07