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J82.83

J82.83: Eosinophilic asthma

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J82.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for eosinophilic asthma. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

  • asthma, by type, such as:
  • mild intermittent asthma (J45.2-)
  • mild persistent asthma (J45.3-)
  • moderate persistent asthma (J45.4-)
  • severe persistent asthma (J45.5-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J82.83

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

Written on J82: Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified

  • pulmonary eosinophilia due to aspergillosis (B44.-)
  • pulmonary eosinophilia due to drugs (J70.2-J70.4)
  • pulmonary eosinophilia due to specified parasitic infection (B50-B83)
  • pulmonary eosinophilia due to systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • pulmonary infiltrate NOS (R91.8)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

J82.83 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 7 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
  • A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
  • A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Asthma, asthmatic›eosinophilic
  • Asthma, asthmatic›pulmonary eosinophilic
  • Eosinophilia›pulmonary NEC›asthmatic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under J82.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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