465.0 ACUTE LARYNGOPHARYNGITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 465.0

Short Description: Acute laryngopharyngitis

Long Description: Acute laryngopharyngitis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Acute respiratory infections (460-466)
      • 465 Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple or unspecified sites
        • 465.0 Acute laryngopharyngitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 465.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Laryngopharyngitis (acute) 465.0
    • chronic 478.9
      • due to external agent - see Condition, respiratory, chronic, due to
    • due to external agent - see Inflammation, respiratory, upper, due to
    • septic 034.0
  • Pharyngolaryngitis (acute) 465.0
    • chronic 478.9
    • septic 034.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 465.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
465.0 Right Arrow J06.0 Acute laryngopharyngitis
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
465.8 Acute upper respiratory infections of other multiple sites
465.9 Acute upper respiratory infections of unspecified site


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