Diagnosis Code: 738.3

Short Description: Acq chest deformity

Long Description: Acquired deformity of chest and rib

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
  • Osteopathies, chondropathies, and acquired musculoskeletal deformities (730-739)
    • 738 Other acquired deformity
      • 738.3 Acq chest deformity

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 738.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
  • rib (acquired) 738.3
    • congenital 756.3

• Barrel chest 738.3

• Concavity, chest wall 738.3

• Deformity 738.9
  • chest (wall) (acquired) 738.3
    • congenital 754.89
    • late effect of rickets 268.1
  • rib (acquired) 738.3
    • congenital 756.3
      • cervical 756.2
  • sternum (acquired) 738.3
    • congenital 756.3
  • thorax (acquired) (wall) 738.3
    • congenital 754.89
    • late effect of rickets 268.1
  • trunk (acquired) 738.3
    • congenital 759.9

• Depression 311
  • chest wall 738.3
  • sternum 738.3

• Displacement, displaced
  • xyphoid bone (process) 738.3

• Funnel
  • breast (acquired) 738.3
    • congenital 754.81
    • late effect of rickets 268.1
  • chest (acquired) 738.3
    • congenital 754.81
    • late effect of rickets 268.1

• Pectus
  • carinatum (congenital) 754.82
    • acquired 738.3
  • excavatum (congenital) 754.81
    • acquired 738.3
  • recurvatum (congenital) 754.81
    • acquired 738.3

• Pigeon
  • breast or chest (acquired) 738.3
    • congenital 754.82
    • rachitic (see also Rickets) 268.0

• Retraction
  • sternum (congenital) 756.3
    • acquired 738.3
  • substernal 738.3

• Shoemakers' chest 738.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 738.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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