748.9 RESPIRATORY ANOMALY NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 748.9

Short Description: Respiratory anomaly NOS

Long Description: Unspecified anomaly of respiratory system

Code Classification:

  • Congenital anomalies (740–759)
    • Congenital anomalies (740-759)
      • 748 Congenital anomalies of respiratory system
        • 748.9 Respiratory anomaly NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 748.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • respiratory organ (congenital) NEC 748.9
  • Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
    • respiratory organ NEC 748.9
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
    • respiratory system 748.9
      • specified type NEC 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
    • respiratory system (congenital) 748.9
      • specified type NEC 748.8
  • Development
    • incomplete (fetus or newborn) 764.9
      • respiratory system 748.9
  • Duplication - see also Accessory
    • respiratory organs NEC 748.9
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
    • respiratory system NEC 748.9
  • Malformation (congenital) - see also Anomaly
    • respiratory organs 748.9
      • specified type NEC 748.8
  • Malposition
    • congenital
      • respiratory organ or system NEC 748.9
  • Paratyphoid (fever) - see Fever, paratyphoid

Crosswalk Information

The code 748.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
748.9 Right Arrow Q34.9 Congenital malformation of respiratory system, 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
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
748.8 Other specified anomalies of respiratory system


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