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748.8 RESPIRATORY ANOMALY NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 748.8

Short Description: Respiratory anomaly NEC

Long Description: Other specified anomalies of respiratory system

Code Classification:

  • Congenital anomalies (740–759)
    • Congenital anomalies (740-759)
      • 748 Congenital anomalies of respiratory system
        • 748.8 Respiratory anomaly NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Abnormal communication between pericardial sac and pleura
  • Abnormal pericardiopleural communication
  • Accessory structure of lower respiratory tract
  • Anomaly of pleura
  • Congenital abnormality of nose and nasopharynx
  • Congenital anomaly of pleural folds
  • Congenital atresia of nasopharynx
  • Congenital cyst of mediastinum

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 748.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • pleural folds 748.8
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
    • pleural folds 748.8
    • respiratory system 748.9
      • specified type NEC 748.8
    • specified type NEC
      • respiratory system 748.8
  • Atresia, atretic (congenital) 759.89
    • nasopharynx 748.8
  • Communication
    • abnormal - see also Fistula
      • between
        • pericardial sac and pleural sac 748.8
  • Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
    • congenital NEC 759.89
      • mediastinum 748.8
    • mediastinum (congenital) 748.8
  • Defect, defective 759.9
    • congenital, organ or site NEC - see also Anomaly
      • respiratory system 748.9
        • specified type NEC 748.8
    • respiratory system, congenital 748.9
      • specified type NEC 748.8
  • Deformity 738.9
    • pleural folds (congenital) 748.8
    • respiratory system (congenital) 748.9
      • specified type NEC 748.8
  • Malformation (congenital) - see also Anomaly
    • respiratory organs 748.9
      • specified type NEC 748.8
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
    • upper respiratory, congenital 748.8
  • Paratyphoid (fever) - see Fever, paratyphoid

Crosswalk Information

The code 748.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
748.8 Right Arrow Q34.0 Anomaly of pleura
Q34.1 Congenital cyst of mediastinum
Q34.8 Oth congenital malformations of respiratory system
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
748.0 Choanal atresia
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
748.9 Unspecified anomaly of respiratory system

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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