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079.6 RESPRTRY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 079.6

Short Description: Resprtry syncytial virus

Long Description: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Other diseases due to viruses and Chlamydiae (070-079)
      • 079 Viral infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
        • 079.6 Resprtry syncytial virus

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
  • Acute respiratory syncytial virus bronchitis
  • Healthcare associated respiratory syncytial virus disease
  • Pneumonia due to respiratory syncytial virus
  • Respiratory syncytial virus A present
  • Respiratory syncytial virus B present
  • Respiratory syncytial virus bronchitis
  • Respiratory syncytial virus infection
  • Respiratory syncytial virus laryngotracheobronchitis
  • Respiratory syncytial virus pharyngitis
  • Respiratory syncytial virus untyped strain present

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 079.6 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • respiratory 519.8
      • syncytial virus 079.6
    • respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) 079.6
    • virus, viral 079.99
      • respiratory syncytial (RSV) 079.6
  • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) 079.6
    • bronchiolitis 466.11
    • pneumonia 480.1
    • vaccination, prophylactic (against) V04.82

Crosswalk Information

The code 079.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
079.6 Right Arrow B97.4 Respiratory syncytial virus causing diseases classd elswhr
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
079.0 Adenovirus infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
079.1 Echo virus infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
079.2 Coxsackie virus infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
079.3 Rhinovirus infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
079.4 Human papillomavirus in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
079.50 Retrovirus, unspecified
079.51 Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus, type I [HTLV-I]
079.52 Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus, type II [HTLV-II]
079.53 Human immunodeficiency virus, type 2 [HIV-2]
079.59 Other specified retrovirus
079.81 Hantavirus infection
079.82 SARS-associated coronavirus
079.83 Parvovirus B19
079.88 Other specified chlamydial infection
079.89 Other specified viral infection
079.98 Unspecified chlamydial infection
079.99 Unspecified viral infection

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

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