R96

Synonym

• Asthma

Inclusions

• reactive airways disease
• wheezy bronchitis

Exclusions

• bronchiolitis R78
• chronic bronchitis R79
• emphysema R95

Criteria

• recurrent episodes of reversible acute bronchial obstruction with wheeze/dry cough
• or diagnostic test meeting currently accepted criteria for asthma

Consider

• wheezing R03
• cough R05

ICD-10

• J45.0; J45.1; J45.8; J45.9; J46