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J45.998

J45.998: Other asthma

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J45.998 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other asthma. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above J45.998

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on J45: Asthma

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J45.998

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on J45: Asthma

  • 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)

Other codes that can never be billed with J45.998

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

J45.998 is named in 30 Medicare coverage policies: 28 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56566Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
  • A57067Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
  • A52466Nebulizers - Policy Article
  • A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Asthma, asthmatic›platinum
  • Asthma, asthmatic›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under J45.99

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.