Diagnosis Code: 473.8

Short Description: Chronic sinusitis NEC

Long Description: Other chronic sinusitis

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
  • Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (470-478)
    • 473 Chronic sinusitis
      • 473.8 Chronic sinusitis NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Chronic frontoethmoidal sinusitis
• Chronic pansinusitis
• Pansinusitis
• Postnasal discharge on posterior wall of pharynx

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 473.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Pansinusitis (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nonpurulent) (purulent) 473.8
  • acute 461.8
  • due to fungus NEC 117.9
  • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 012.8

• Sinusitis (accessory) (nasal) (hyperplastic) (nonpurulent) (purulent) (chronic) 473.9
  • specified site NEC 473.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 473.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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