Diagnosis Code: 472.2

Short Description: Chronic nasopharyngitis

Long Description: Chronic nasopharyngitis

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
  • Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (470-478)
    • 472 Chronic pharyngitis and nasopharyngitis
      • 472.2 Chronic nasopharyngitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 472.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Atrophy, atrophic
  • nasopharynx 472.2

• Catarrh, catarrhal (inflammation) (see also condition) 460
  • nasobronchial 472.2
  • nasopharyngeal (chronic) 472.2
    • acute 460

• Nasopharyngitis (acute) (infective) (subacute) 460
  • chronic 472.2
    • due to external agent - see Condition, respiratory, chronic, due to
  • suppurative (chronic) 472.2
  • ulcerative (chronic) 472.2

• Rhinopharyngitis (acute) (subacute) (see also Nasopharyngitis) 460
  • chronic 472.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 472.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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