462 ACUTE PHARYNGITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 462

Short Description: Acute pharyngitis

Long Description: Acute pharyngitis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Acute respiratory infections (460-466)
      • 462 Acute pharyngitis
        • 462 Acute pharyngitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 462 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Adenopharyngitis 462
  • Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (effort) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) 413.9
    • catarrhal 462
    • erythematous 462
    • gangrenous 462
      • diphtheritic 032.0
    • infectious 462
    • malignant 462
      • diphtheritic 032.0
    • simple 462
    • staphylococcal 462
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (inflammation) (see also condition) 460
    • fauces (see also Pharyngitis) 462
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • angina 462
      • diphtheritic 032.0
    • pharynx 462
      • septic 034.0
    • sore throat 462
    • throat 462
      • diphtheritic 032.0
  • Hypopharyngitis 462
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • pharynx 478.29
      • phlegmonous 462
    • throat 478.29
      • pneumococcal 462
      • staphylococcal 462
      • viral NEC (see also Pharyngitis) 462
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • pharynx (see also Pharyngitis) 462
      • follicular 472.1
      • granular 472.1
    • throat (see also Sore throat) 462
  • Necrosis, necrotic
    • pharynx 462
      • in granulocytopenia 288.09
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal) (gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (staphylococcal) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) 462
    • with influenza, flu, or grippe (see also Influenza) 487.1
    • aphthous 074.0
    • atrophic 472.1
    • chlamydial 099.51
    • chronic 472.1
    • Coxsackie virus 074.0
    • diphtheritic (membranous) 032.0
    • follicular 472.1
    • fusospirochetal 101
    • gonococcal 098.6
    • granular (chronic) 472.1
    • herpetic 054.79
    • hypertrophic 472.1
    • infectional, chronic 472.1
    • influenzal (see also Influenza) 487.1
    • lymphonodular, acute 074.8
    • septic 034.0
    • streptococcal 034.0
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 012.8
    • vesicular 074.0
  • Sore
    • throat 462
      • with influenza, flu, or grippe (see also Influenza) 487.1
      • acute 462
      • chronic 472.1
      • clergyman's 784.49
      • Coxsackie (virus) 074.0
      • diphtheritic 032.0
      • epidemic 034.0
      • gangrenous 462
      • herpetic 054.79
      • influenzal (see also Influenza) 487.1
      • malignant 462
      • purulent 462
      • putrid 462
      • septic 034.0
      • streptococcal (ulcerative) 034.0
      • ulcerated 462
      • viral NEC 462
        • Coxsackie 074.0
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • sore throat 462
      • streptococcal 034.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 462 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
462 Right Arrow J02.9 Acute pharyngitis, 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.

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