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2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Respiratory System 460-519 > Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease And Allied Conditions 490-496 > Asthma 493.* >

2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 493.2

Chronic obstructive asthma

 On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.

The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 493.2 can be accessed here.

  • 493.2 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 493.2 contains 12 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 493.* hierarchy

493.2 also known as:

  • Asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD]
  • Chronic asthmatic bronchitis

493.2 excludes:


Index entries containing 493.2:

Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) 493.9
  • with
    • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 493.2
Bronchitis (diffuse) (hypostatic) (infectious) (inflammatory) (simple) 490
  • asthmatic (acute) 493.90
    • chronic 493.2
  • chronic 491.9
    • asthmatic 493.2
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • lung NEC 518.89
    • obstructive (chronic) (COPD) 496
      • with
        • asthma (chronic) (obstructive) 493.2
    • polycystic 518.89
      • asthma (chronic) (obstructive) 493.2
  • pulmonary - see also Disease, lung
    • diffuse obstructive (chronic) 496
      • with
        • asthma (chronic) (obstructive) 493.2
    • obstructive diffuse (chronic) 496
      • with
        • asthma (chronic) (obstructive) 493.2
Dyspnea (nocturnal) (paroxysmal) 786.09
  • asthmatic (bronchial) (see also Asthma) 493.9
    • with bronchitis (see also Asthma) 493.9
      • chronic 493.2
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
  • airway NEC 519.8
    • chronic 496
      • with
        • asthma NEC (see also Asthma) 493.2
  • asthma (chronic) (with obstructive pulmonary disease) 493.2
  • lung 518.89
    • chronic NEC 496
      • with
        • asthma (chronic) (obstructive) 493.2
    • disease, chronic 496
      • with
        • asthma (chronic) (obstructive) 493.2