Other Diseases Of The Upper Respiratory Tract ICD 9 Codes (470-478)

OTHER DISEASES OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT (ICD 9 CODES: 470-478)

470       Deviated nasal septum

Deflected septum (nasal) (acquired)

Excludes:    congenital (754.0)

471       Nasal polyps

Excludes:    adenomatous polyps (212.0)

471.0    Polyp of nasal cavity

Polyp:

choanal

nasopharyngeal

471.1    Polypoid sinus degeneration

Woakes' syndrome or ethmoiditis

471.8    Other polyp of sinus

Polyp of sinus:

accessory

ethmoidal

maxillary

sphenoidal

471.9    Unspecified nasal polyp

Nasal polyp NOS

472       Chronic pharyngitis and nasopharyngitis

472.0    Chronic rhinitis

Ozena

Rhinitis:

NOS

atrophic

granulomatous

hypertrophic

obstructive

purulent

ulcerative

Excludes: allergic rhinitis (477.0-477.9)

472.1    Chronic pharyngitis

Chronic sore throat

Pharyngitis:

atrophic

granular (chronic)

hypertrophic

472.2    Chronic nasopharyngitis

Excludes: acute or unspecified nasopharyngitis (460)

473       Chronic sinusitis

Includes:     abscess (chronic) of sinus (accessory) (nasal)

empyema (chronic) of sinus (accessory) (nasal)

infection (chronic) of sinus (accessory) (nasal)

suppuration (chronic) of sinus (accessory) (nasal)

Excludes:    acute sinusitis (461.0-461.9)

473.0    Maxillary

Antritis (chronic)

473.1    Frontal

473.2    Ethmoidal

Excludes: Woakes' ethmoiditis (471.1)

473.3    Sphenoidal

473.8    Other chronic sinusitis

Pansinusitis (chronic)

473.9    Unspecified sinusitis (chronic)

Sinusitis (chronic) NOS

474       Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids

474.0    Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis

Excludes: acute or unspecified tonsillitis (463)

474.00  Chronic tonsillitis

474.01  Chronic adenoiditis

474.02  Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis

474.1    Hypertrophy of tonsils and adenoids

Enlargement of tonsils or adenoids

Hyperplasia of tonsils or adenoids

Hypertrophy of tonsils or adenoids

Excludes: that with:

adenoiditis (474.01)

adenoiditis and tonsillitis (474.02)

tonsillitis (474.00)

474.10  Tonsils with adenoids

474.11  Tonsils alone

474.12  Adenoids alone

474.2    Adenoid vegetations

474.8    Other chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids

Amygdalolith

Calculus, tonsil

Cicatrix of tonsil (and adenoid)

Tonsillar tag

Ulcer, tonsil

474.9    Unspecified chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids

Disease (chronic) of tonsils (and adenoids)

475       Peritonsillar abscess

Abscess of tonsil

Peritonsillar cellulitis

Quinsy

Excludes:    tonsillitis:

acute or NOS (463)

chronic (474.0)

476       Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis

476.0    Chronic laryngitis

Laryngitis:

catarrhal

hypertrophic

sicca

476.1    Chronic laryngotracheitis

Laryngitis, chronic, with tracheitis (chronic)

Tracheitis, chronic, with laryngitis

Excludes: chronic tracheitis (491.8)

laryngitis and tracheitis, acute or unspecified (464.00-464.51)

477       Allergic rhinitis

Includes:     allergic rhinitis (nonseasonal) (seasonal)

hay fever

spasmodic rhinorrhea

Excludes:    allergic rhinitis with asthma (bronchial) (493.0)

477.0    Due to pollen

Pollinosis

477.1    Due to food

477.2    Due to animal (cat) (dog) hair and dander

477.8    Due to other allergen

477.9    Cause unspecified

478       Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

478.0    Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates

478.1    Other diseases of nasal cavity and sinuses

Excludes: varicose ulcer of nasal septum (456.8)

478.11  Nasal mucositis (ulcerative)

Use additional E code to identify adverse effects of therapy, such as:

antineoplastic and immunosuppressive drugs (E930.7, E933.1)

radiation therapy (E879.2)

478.19  Other disease of nasal cavity and sinuses

Abscess of nose (septum)

Necrosis of nose (septum)

Ulcer of nose (septum)

Cyst or mucocele of sinus (nasal)

Rhinolith

478.2    Other diseases of pharynx, not elsewhere classified

478.20  Unspecified disease of pharynx

478.21  Cellulitis of pharynx or nasopharynx

478.22  Parapharyngeal abscess

478.24  Retropharyngeal abscess

478.25  Edema of pharynx or nasopharynx

478.26  Cyst of pharynx or nasopharynx

478.29  Other

Abscess of pharynx or nasopharynx

Excludes: ulcerative pharyngitis (462)

478.3    Paralysis of vocal cords or larynx

478.30  Paralysis, unspecified

Laryngoplegia

Paralysis of glottis

478.31  Unilateral, partial

478.32  Unilateral, complete

478.33  Bilateral, partial

478.34  Bilateral, complete

478.4    Polyp of vocal cord or larynx

Excludes: adenomatous polyps (212.1)

478.5    Other diseases of vocal cords

Abscess of vocal cords

Cellulitis of vocal cords

Granuloma of vocal cords

Leukoplakia of vocal cords

Chorditis (fibrinous) (nodosa) (tuberosa)

Singers' nodes

478.6    Edema of larynx

Edema (of):

glottis

subglottic

supraglottic

478.7    Other diseases of larynx, not elsewhere classified

478.70  Unspecified disease of larynx

478.71  Cellulitis and perichondritis of larynx

478.74  Stenosis of larynx

478.75  Laryngeal spasm

Laryngismus (stridulus)

478.79  Other

Abscess of larynx

Necrosis of larynx

Obstruction of larynx

Pachyderma of larynx

Ulcer of larynx

Excludes: ulcerative laryngitis (464.00-464.01)

478.8    Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified

Excludes: hypersensitivity reaction of lower respiratory tract, as:

extrinsic allergic alveolitis (495.0-495.9)

pneumoconiosis (500-505)

478.9    Other and unspecified diseases of upper respiratory tract

Abscess of trachea

Cicatrix of trachea