032.0 FAUCIAL DIPHTHERIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 032.0

Short Description: Faucial diphtheria

Long Description: Faucial diphtheria

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Other bacterial diseases (030-041)
      • 032 Diphtheria
        • 032.0 Faucial diphtheria

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 032.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (effort) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) 413.9
    • diphtheritic (membranous) 032.0
    • gangrenous 462
      • diphtheritic 032.0
    • malignant 462
      • diphtheritic 032.0
    • membranous 464.4
      • diphtheritic 032.0
    • phlegmonous 475
      • diphtheritic 032.0
    • pultaceous, diphtheritic 032.0
  • Bretonneau's disease (diphtheritic malignant angina) 032.0
  • Diphtheria, diphtheritic (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) 032.9
    • faucial 032.0
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Bretonneau's (diphtheritic malignant angina) 032.0
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • angina 462
      • diphtheritic 032.0
    • throat 462
      • diphtheritic 032.0
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • throat 478.29
      • diphtheritic 032.0
    • uvula 528.9
      • postdiphtheritic 032.0
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal) (gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (staphylococcal) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) 462
    • diphtheritic (membranous) 032.0
  • Sore
    • throat 462
      • diphtheritic 032.0
  • Stomatitis 528.00
    • diphtheritic (membranous) 032.0
  • Tonsillitis (acute) (catarrhal) (croupous) (follicular) (gangrenous) (infective) (lacunar) (lingual) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (subacute) (suppurative) (toxic) (ulcerative) (vesicular) (viral) 463
    • diphtheritic (membranous) 032.0
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • throat 478.29
      • diphtheritic 032.0
    • tonsil 474.8
      • diphtheritic 032.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 032.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
032.0 Right Arrow A36.0 Pharyngeal diphtheria
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
032.1 Nasopharyngeal diphtheria
032.2 Anterior nasal diphtheria
032.3 Laryngeal diphtheria
032.81 Conjunctival diphtheria
032.82 Diphtheritic myocarditis
032.83 Diphtheritic peritonitis
032.84 Diphtheritic cystitis
032.85 Cutaneous diphtheria
032.89 Other specified diphtheria
032.9 Diphtheria, unspecified


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