The term cellulitis is commonly used to indicate a nonnecrotizing inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, a process usually related to acute infection that does not involve the fascia or muscles. Cellulitis is characterized by localized pain, swelling, tenderness, erythema, and warmth.
In addition to confirming the previously identified asthma gene located on chromosome 17, researchers found another gene located on chromosome 1q31 was associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma in both children of European and African ancestry.
QUESTION: How is the coding for asthma going to be different in ICD-10-CM? The codes for asthma in ICD-10-CM are found in the J45 series. Coders will find some differences between asthma coding in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM.ANSWER: Coders wonât need to look for documentation that the asthma is intrinsic or extrinsic.CD-10-CM classifies asthma the same way the people who study the disease classify it. Essentially, the codes are based on the severity of the asthma, such as mild intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, etc.