708.9 URTICARIA NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 708.9

Short Description: Urticaria NOS

Long Description: Urticaria, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Other diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue (700-709)
      • 708 Urticaria
        • 708.9 Urticaria NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 708.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Bold hives (see also Urticaria) 708.9
  • Hives (bold) (see also Urticaria) 708.9
  • Urticaria 708.9
    • with angioneurotic edema 995.1
      • hereditary 277.6
    • allergic 708.0
    • cholinergic 708.5
    • chronic 708.8
    • cold, familial 708.2
    • dermatographic 708.3
    • due to
      • cold or heat 708.2
      • drugs 708.0
      • food 708.0
      • inhalants 708.0
      • plants 708.8
      • serum 999.59
    • factitial 708.3
    • giant 995.1
      • hereditary 277.6
    • gigantea 995.1
      • hereditary 277.6
    • idiopathic 708.1
    • larynx 995.1
      • hereditary 277.6
    • neonatorum 778.8
    • nonallergic 708.1
    • papulosa (Hebra) 698.2
    • perstans hemorrhagica 757.39
    • pigmentosa 757.33
    • recurrent periodic 708.8
    • serum 999.59
    • solare 692.72
    • specified type NEC 708.8
    • thermal (cold) (heat) 708.2
    • vibratory 708.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 708.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
708.9 Right Arrow L50.9 Urticaria, 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
708.0 Allergic urticaria
708.1 Idiopathic urticaria
708.2 Urticaria due to cold and heat
708.3 Dermatographic urticaria
708.4 Vibratory urticaria
708.5 Cholinergic urticaria
708.8 Other specified urticaria


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