478.9 UPPER RESP DIS NEC/NOS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 478.9

Short Description: Upper resp dis NEC/NOS

Long Description: Other and unspecified diseases of upper respiratory tract

Code Classification:

Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
- Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (470-478)
  - 478 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
    - 478.9 Upper resp dis NEC/NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

Abscess of trachea
Adenoviral respiratory disease
Cicatrix of trachea
Disorder of ethmoidal sinus
Disorder of frontal sinus
Disorder of maxillary sinus
Disorder of nasal cavity
Disorder of nose AND/OR nasopharynx
Disorder of sphenoidal sinus
Disorder of upper respiratory system
Nasal problem
Supraglottic lesion

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 478.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
- trachea 478.9
- upper respiratory 478.9

Anosmia (see also Disturbance, sensation) 781.1
- postinfectional 478.9

Atrophy, atrophic
- upper respiratory tract 478.9

Change(s) (of) - see also Removal of
- hypertrophic
  - upper respiratory tract 478.9

Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) 709.2
- trachea 478.9

Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- respiratory (tract) 519.9
  - acute or subacute (upper) NEC 465.9
    - noninfectious 478.9
  - upper (acute) (infectious) NEC 465.9
    - noninfectious NEC 478.9

Hypersecretion
- upper respiratory 478.9

Laryngopharyngitis (acute) 465.0
- chronic 478.9
  - due to external agent - see Condition, respiratory, chronic, due to

Perichondritis
- trachea 478.9

Pharyngolaryngitis (acute) 465.0
- chronic 478.9

Pharyngotracheitis (acute) 465.8
- chronic 478.9

Scar, scarring (see also Cicatrix) 709.2
- trachea 478.9

Stomatorrhagia 528.9

Tracheopharyngitis (acute) 465.8
- chronic 478.9
  - due to external agent - see Condition, respiratory, chronic, due to

Crosswalk Information

The code 478.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
478.9		J39.8	Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract
478.9		J39.9	Disease of upper respiratory tract, unspecified

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
478.0	Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates
478.11	Nasal mucositis (ulcerative)
478.19	Other disease of nasal cavity and sinuses
478.20	Unspecified disease of pharynx
478.21	Cellulitis of pharynx or nasopharynx
478.22	Parapharyngeal abscess
478.24	Retropharyngeal abscess
478.25	Edema of pharynx or nasopharynx
478.26	Cyst of pharynx or nasopharynx
478.29	Other diseases of pharynx, not elsewhere classified
478.30	Paralysis of vocal cords or larynx, unspecified
478.31	Unilateral paralysis of vocal cords or larynx, partial
478.32	Unilateral paralysis of vocal cords or larynx, complete
478.33	Bilateral paralysis of vocal cords or larynx, partial
478.34	Bilateral paralysis of vocal cords or larynx, complete
478.4	Polyp of vocal cord or larynx
478.5	Other diseases of vocal cords
478.6	Edema of larynx
478.70	Unspecified disease of larynx
478.71	Cellulitis and perichondritis of larynx
478.74	Stenosis of larynx
478.75	Laryngeal spasm
478.79	Other diseases of larynx, not elsewhere classified
478.8	Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified

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