Asthma diagnosis

Asthma diagnosis

This area has become more of a focus since COVID where usual spirometry activities have been paused.  In this article we summarise what you need to code following a diagnosis of asthma to achieve AST006 - Asthma with objective tests recorded.

Once a patient has been diagnosed with asthma, they need a code from Column "Code 1/SNOMED Code1" and a code from "Code 2/SNOMED Code 2" as well.  This will ensure they are coded correctly to achieve AST006

Code 1
SNOMED Code 1
Code 2
SNOMED Code 2
Post bronchodilator spirometry
774951000000101
Measurement of expired nitric oxide
2873092014
Referral for spirometry reversibility test
702540003
Nitric oxide breath test  
1650971000000111
Spirometry reversibility test
314979004
Exhaled nitric oxide test 
444642008
Spirometry reversibility
314979004
Number of consecutive days at less than 80% peak expiratory flow rate
414883002
Spirometry reversibility positive
314981002
Measurement of peak expiratory flow rate
29893006
Positive reversibility test to salbutamol
391118006
Peak expiratory flow rate after exercise
878870000
Positive reversibility test to ipratropium bromide
391119003
PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate) after exercise
878870000
Positive reversibility test to a combination of salbutamol and ipratropium bromide
391121008
Assessment using European Union Scale for Peak Expiratory Flow Rate for adults
716760001
Positive reversibility test to corticosteroids
391122001
Assessment using European Union Scale for Peak Expiratory Flow Rate for children

71676002
Airways obstruction reversible
170627008
Best ever PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate) 
251936000
Post bronchodilator spirometry
767906009
Decreased peak expiratory flow rate 
7206008


Decreased PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate) 
7206008


Diurnal variation of PEFR (peak expiratory flow
429745009


European Union Scale for Peak Expiratory Flow Rate - Adult
9801610000000106


European Union Scale for Peak Expiratory Flow Rate - Children
9801810000000102


Increased peak expiratory flow rate
37494006


Increased PER (peak expiratory flow rate)
37494006


Measurement of PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate)
29893006


Number of consecutive days at less than 80% PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate)
414883002


PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate)
18491006


PEF - Peak expiratory flow rate 
18491006


Peak expiratory flow measurement 
29893006


Peak expiratory flow rate after bronchodilation
313232000


Peak flow rate before bronchodilation
313276007


PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate) monitoring
401004000


PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate) pre steroids
401014009


PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate) post steroids
401015005


Percentage of best ever PER (peak expiratory flow rate)
401163005


Percentage of PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate)
401199000


PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate) measured using EN 13826 device
165871000000103


PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate) after exercise
763131000000100


PFR - Peak flow rate before bronchodilation
271529005


Recorded/predicted PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate) ratio
134432000


Serial PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate) abnormal 
407668008


Single peak expiratory flow rate 
251939007


Single PEFR (peak expiratory flow rate)
251939007


Peak expiratory flow rate 
18491006


Diurnal variation of peak expiratory flow rate
429745009


Peak expiratory flow rate after exercise
763131000000100


PEFR peak exp. flow rate
18491006


Peak flow rate before bronchodilation
271529005


Peak expiratory flow rate before bronchodilation
313276007


Peak flow rate after bronchodilation
271507006


Peak expiratory flow rate after bronchodilation  
313232000


Peak expiratory flow rate pre steroids
401014009


Peak expiratory flow rate post steroids
401015005


Best ever peak expiratory flow rate
251936000


Serial peak expiratory flow rate
251940009


Serial PEFR
251940009


Serial peak expiratory flow rate abnormal
407668008


Peak expiratory flow rate measured using EN 13826 device
165871000000103


Recorded/predicted peak expiratory flow rate ratio
134432000


Percentage of best ever peak expiratory flow rate
401163005


Percentage of peak expiratory flow rate variability
401199000


Number of consecutive days at less than 80% peak expiratory flow rate
1084021000000103


Peak expiratory flow rate monitoring
401004000


Peak expiratory flow rate monitoring using diary 
401011001


PEFR monitoring using diary 
401011001


Measurement of peak expiratory flow rate  
18491006







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