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Diagnosis Code

R09.82 POSTNASAL DRIP


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R09.82

Short Description: Postnasal drip

Long Description: Postnasal drip

The code R09.82 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
      • Oth symptoms and signs involving the circ and resp sys (R09)
        • R09.82 Postnasal drip

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Discharge of pharynx
  • Posterior rhinorrhea
  • Postnasal discharge on posterior wall of pharynx

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R09.82 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses With Mcc (154)
  • Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses With Cc (155)
  • Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (156)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R09.82 Right Arrow 784.91 Postnasal drip

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R09 Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system
R09.0 Asphyxia and hypoxemia
R09.01 Asphyxia
R09.02 Hypoxemia
R09.1 Pleurisy
R09.2 Respiratory arrest
R09.3 Abnormal sputum
R09.8 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
R09.81 Nasal congestion
R09.89 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
R09.A Foreign body sensation of the circulatory and respiratory system
R09.A0 Foreign body sensation, unspecified
R09.A1 Foreign body sensation, nose
R09.A2 Foreign body sensation, throat
R09.A9 Foreign body sensation, other site

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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