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For asthma evaluation in Coronado, record what breathing feels like and when it changes: exercise, sleep, respiratory illness, work, animals, weather, or missed controller doses.
Clinical Overview
About Asthma Evaluation in Coronado
Asthma is a variable airway disease assessed through symptoms, trigger patterns, exacerbations, examination, and objective lung-function testing when feasible. A normal test between episodes does not always rule it out, and severe current breathing trouble requires emergency care.
Include rescue-inhaler use, urgent visits, steroid courses, and any home measurements.
Prior spirometry and chest imaging are useful even when the results were described as normal. The clinician may recommend lung-function testing or another evaluation based on age and current stability.
For a broader clinical overview, read the asthma evaluation guide.
Local clinic: Modena Health Coronado, 230 Prospect Place, Suite 220, Coronado, CA 92118. Phone: 619-704-7577.
Clinical references: NHLBI: Asthma Management Guidelines and NHLBI: Asthma Attacks.
Coronado Asthma Care Team
Meet the Location’s Allergists
Patient Experiences
A Published Allergy and Asthma Review
“Dr. Modena and his staff are great. I immediately felt welcome and HEARD when just booking the appointment. … The rooms were clean and comfortable. This was all before I even met Dr Modena! He continued the vibe of calm understanding, and I felt confident telling my story to someone who seemed like he not only believed me but wanted to help. We haven't started treatment yet, but his plan is solid, and he made sure I understood the different avenues it could take. One of the best medical offices I've been to.”
Coronado Clinic Photos
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Frequently Asked Questions
Asthma Evaluation Questions in Coronado
The evaluation distinguishes current symptom control from future exacerbation risk and checks diagnosis, inhaler technique, adherence, triggers, and coexisting nasal or reflux symptoms.
The care plan may include spirometry, an updated action plan, controller or rescue treatment, trigger management, or advanced therapy assessment. Medication choices depend on age, severity, risk, and response.
Relevant information includes all inhalers, spacers, and the current asthma action plan, recent urgent-care, emergency, or hospitalization records, and a symptom, rescue-use, and trigger timeline. This context helps the clinician focus on evidence that can change diagnosis, treatment, or day-to-day care.
Insurance for This Service
Insurance for Asthma Evaluation and Diagnosis at Coronado
Modena Health Coronado participates with the plans and networks below. Clinic participation does not guarantee coverage for this service under every plan product.
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Cross of California and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
- Blue Shield of California / FEP
- Blue Zone Health Network of California (IPA)
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net
- Humana
- Medicare
- Optum California
- Optum Care Network – SDPMG IPA
- Optum Serve
- Perlman Medical Group – San Diego
- Prime Health Services
- SCAN Health Plan
- Scripps Coastal Medical Group IPA
- Scripps Health Plan
- Scripps Mercy Physician Partners (SMPP) IPA
- Sharp Community Medical Group and Inland North
- South Bay Independent Physicians Medical Group (SBIP)
- TriWest – TRICARE
- TriWest Alliance VA Community Care Network
- UCSD Healthcare Network
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare
- XiMED – Health Excel Medical Group and IPA
Clinic participation, service availability and coverage are separate. Referrals, prior authorization and patient costs depend on the exact plan product. Call the clinic with the plan name shown on the member ID card to confirm current details.
