748.0 CHOANAL ATRESIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 748.0

Short Description: Choanal atresia

Long Description: Choanal atresia

Code Classification:

  • Congenital anomalies (740–759)
    • Congenital anomalies (740-759)
      • 748 Congenital anomalies of respiratory system
        • 748.0 Choanal atresia

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 748.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Atresia, atretic (congenital) 759.89
    • choana 748.0
    • nares (anterior) (posterior) 748.0
    • nose, nostril 748.0
      • acquired 738.0
  • Closure
    • congenital, nose 748.0
    • nose (congenital) 748.0
      • acquired 738.0
  • Fusion, fused (congenital)
    • choanal 748.0
    • nares (anterior) (posterior) 748.0
    • nose, nasal 748.0
    • nostril(s) 748.0
  • Occlusion
    • choanal 748.0
    • nose 478.19
      • congenital 748.0
  • Stenosis (cicatricial) - see also Stricture
    • nares (anterior) (posterior) 478.19
      • congenital 748.0
  • Stricture (see also Stenosis) 799.89
    • nares (anterior) (posterior) 478.19
      • congenital 748.0
    • nose 478.19
      • congenital 748.0
    • nostril (anterior) (posterior) 478.19
      • congenital 748.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 748.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
748.0 Right Arrow Q30.0 Choanal atresia
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
748.1 Other anomalies of nose
748.2 Web of larynx
748.3 Other anomalies of larynx, trachea, and bronchus
748.4 Congenital cystic lung
748.5 Agenesis, hypoplasia, and dysplasia of lung
748.60 Anomaly of lung, unspecified
748.61 Congenital bronchiectasis
748.69 Other congenital anomalies of lung
748.8 Other specified anomalies of respiratory system
748.9 Unspecified anomaly of respiratory system


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