ASA Physical Status Classification

ASA Physical Status classification (I–VI) with the optional emergency (E) modifier, which is not assignable to class I or VI.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

ASA class
3
Emergency
Yes

Result: ASA III-E — a patient with severe systemic disease.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

I–VI
I normal healthy; II mild systemic disease; III severe systemic disease; IV severe disease, constant threat to life; V moribund, will not survive without the operation; VI brain-dead organ donor.
E modifier
Appended for an emergency (a delay would significantly increase the threat to life or body part); not assignable to ASA I or VI. ASA-PS describes physical status, not operative risk.

What you enter

  • ASA class (1–6)
  • Emergency (E modifier)
How this is calculated

American Society of Anesthesiologists. ASA Physical Status Classification System (Committee on Economics; current version last amended December 13, 2020, with approved examples). Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.