ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Certain lower respiratory tract diseases
CA23 — Asthma
CA23.3 — Unspecified asthma
CA23.31 — Unspecified asthma with status asthmaticus
ICD-11 CA23.31 — Unspecified asthma with status asthmaticus
This refers to an unspecified inflammatory disease of the airways characterised by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm, with an acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators(inhalers) and steroids.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 2 items.
- acute asthma NOS (CA23.32)
- severe asthma NOS (CA23.32)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Unspecified asthma #3765