Patient arrived at the ER complaining of shortness of breath. Patient was diagnosed and treated for exercise-induced bronchospasm.

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The correct code for exercise-induced bronchospasm is J45.990. The code J45.901 is for uncomplicated asthma, J45.991 is for asthma with status asthmaticus, and J45.998 is for other specified asthma. Since the patient was specifically diagnosed with exercise-induced bronchospasm, code J45.990 is the most appropriate.

Patient Arrived at the ER Complaining of Shortness of Breath