472.0 CHRONIC RHINITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 472.0

Short Description: Chronic rhinitis

Long Description: Chronic rhinitis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (470-478)
      • 472 Chronic pharyngitis and nasopharyngitis
        • 472.0 Chronic rhinitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 472.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • rhinitis 472.0
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (inflammation) (see also condition) 460
    • chronic 472.0
    • congestion 472.0
    • nasal (chronic) (see also Rhinitis) 472.0
      • acute 460
  • Congestion, congestive
    • catarrhal 472.0
  • Fever 780.60
    • catarrhal (acute) 460
      • chronic 472.0
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • rhinitis (turbinate) 472.0
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • nose 478.19
      • suppurative 472.0
  • Ozena 472.0
  • Rhinitis (atrophic) (catarrhal) (chronic) (croupous) (fibrinous) (hyperplastic) (hypertrophic) (membranous) (purulent) (suppurative) (ulcerative) 472.0
    • with
      • hay fever (see also Fever, hay) 477.9
        • with asthma (bronchial) 493.0
      • sore throat - see Nasopharyngitis
    • acute 460
    • allergic (nonseasonal) (seasonal) (see also Fever, hay) 477.9
      • with asthma (see also Asthma) 493.0
      • due to food 477.1
    • granulomatous 472.0
    • infective 460
    • obstructive 472.0
    • pneumococcal 460
    • syphilitic 095.8
      • congenital 090.0
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 012.8
    • vasomotor (see also Fever, hay) 477.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 472.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
472.0 Right Arrow J31.0 Chronic rhinitis
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
472.1 Chronic pharyngitis
472.2 Chronic nasopharyngitis


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