786.9 RESP SYS/CHEST SYMP NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 786.9

Short Description: Resp sys/chest symp NEC

Long Description: Other symptoms involving respiratory system and chest

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 786 Symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms
        • 786.9 Resp sys/chest symp NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Abdominal movement diminished
  • Abnormal diaphragmatic movement
  • Absent breath sounds
  • Air trapping
  • Arytenoid cartilages and posterior portion of vocal cords visible
  • Aspirated blood in lower respiratory tract
  • Biphasic movement of lower ribs
  • Blood in upper airway
  • Blunted hypoxic drive
  • Borderline respiratory obstruction on spirometry
  • Breath holding with temper
  • Bronchophony
  • Chest expansion reduced
  • Chest over-expanded
  • Chest wall retraction
  • Complaining of catarrh
  • Decreased diffusion capacity of lung
  • Decreased maximal voluntary ventilation
  • Diaphragmatic tonic spasm
  • Dissociation of movement of chest wall
  • Does not huff
  • Epiglottis not visible
  • Epiglottis visible, vocal cords not visible
  • Gasping for breath
  • Gastrointestinal contents in upper airway
  • Glossopharyngeal breathing
  • Hanging columella
  • Hemithorax immobile
  • High ventilation-perfusion ratio
  • Increased Bohr effect
  • Increased maximal voluntary ventilation
  • Increased oxygen supply
  • Increased peak expiratory flow rate
  • Inequality of ventilation-perfusion ratio
  • Intercostal recession
  • Interrupted breathing
  • Left side of chest moves less than right
  • Mixed obstructive and restrictive ventilatory defect
  • Nasal obstruction present
  • Obstruction of airway by blood
  • Obstruction of airway by food
  • On examination - abdominal breathing
  • On examination - adventitious sounds present
  • On examination - chest expansion unequal
  • On examination - chest percussion note hyperresonant
  • On examination - chest percussion note tympanitic
  • On examination - intercostal recession
  • On examination - lung cavitation
  • On examination - lung collapse present
  • On examination - rate of respiration slow
  • On examination - shallow breathing
  • On examination - sternal recession
  • On examination - subcostal recession
  • On examination - suprasternal recession
  • On examination - type of respiration
  • Pain of respiratory structure
  • Paradoxic movement of lower ribs
  • Paradoxical chest movement
  • Paradoxical inward movement of abdomen on inspiration
  • Paradoxical respiration
  • Peak flow rate abnormal
  • Pulmonary sign AND/OR symptom
  • Regional ventilation differences
  • Regional ventilation differences due to gravity
  • Respiration intermittent
  • Respiratory finding on palpation of chest wall
  • Respiratory quotient abnormal
  • Respiratory symptom
  • Right side of chest moves less than left
  • Rigid chest
  • Sleep-related groaning
  • Soot in oropharynx
  • Sternal recession
  • Subcostal recession
  • Suprasternal recession
  • Tenderness of respiratory structure
  • Trachea moves down on insp
  • Tracheal breathing
  • Tracheal tug
  • Unable to cough up sputum
  • Unable to expectorate
  • Unequal ventilation
  • Vesicular breathing

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 786.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Asymmetry - see also Distortion
    • chest 786.9
  • Breath
    • holding spells 786.9
  • Congestion, congestive
    • chest 786.9
    • lung 786.9
      • active or acute (see also Pneumonia) 486
        • congenital 770.0
      • chronic 514
      • hypostatic 514
      • idiopathic, acute 518.52
      • passive 514
  • Retraction
    • sternum (congenital) 756.3
      • during respiration 786.9
  • Spells 780.39
    • breath-holding 786.9
  • Symptoms, specified (general) NEC 780.99
    • chest NEC 786.9
    • respiratory system NEC 786.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 786.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
786.9 Right Arrow R06.89 Other abnormalities of breathing
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
786.00 Respiratory abnormality, unspecified
786.01 Hyperventilation
786.02 Orthopnea
786.03 Apnea
786.04 Cheyne-Stokes respiration
786.05 Shortness of breath
786.06 Tachypnea
786.07 Wheezing
786.09 Other respiratory abnormalities
786.1 Stridor
786.2 Cough
786.30 Hemoptysis, unspecified
786.31 Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in infants [AIPHI]
786.39 Other hemoptysis
786.4 Abnormal sputum
786.50 Chest pain, unspecified
786.51 Precordial pain
786.52 Painful respiration
786.59 Other chest pain
786.6 Swelling, mass, or lump in chest
786.7 Abnormal chest sounds
786.8 Hiccough


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