2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 478.79
Other diseases of larynx, not elsewhere classified
- Short description: Disease of larynx NEC.
- ICD-9-CM 478.79 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 478.79 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 478.79.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 478.79: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
478.79 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J38.7 Other diseases of larynx
Approximate Synonyms
- Abductor spasmodic dysphonia
- Abductor spastic dysphonia
- Abscess of larynx
- Acquired laryngocele
- Adductor spastic dysphonia
- Adductor spastic dysphonia of conversion reaction
- Adductor spastic dysphonia of dystonia
- Adductor spastic dysphonia of musculoskeletal tension reaction
- Arytenoid cartilage fixation
- Arytenoid cartilage fixation or ankylosis
- Arytenoid fixed
- Arytenoid partially fixed
- Contact granuloma of larynx
- Cricoarytenoid joint arthritis
- Cricoarytenoid joint fixation
- Cricoarytenoid joint fixed on phonation
- Cyst of larynx
- Dysplasia of larynx
- Dysplasia of the larynx
- Everted laryngeal saccules
- Fistula colli congenita
- Hereditary mucoepithelial dysplasia
- Idiopathic adductor spastic dysphonia
- Infantile epiglottis
- Infection of larynx
- Laryngeal abscess
- Laryngeal contact granuloma
- Laryngeal dysplasia
- Laryngeal granuloma
- Laryngeal infection
- Laryngeal lesion
- Laryngeal pachydermia
- Laryngeal scar
- Laryngeal ulcer
- Laryngectomy scar
- Laryngopharyngeal reflux
- Lesion of larynx
- Leukoplakia of larynx
- Necrosis of larynx
- Neurologic adductor spastic dysphonia
- Obstruction of larynx
- Partial larynx
- Presbylarynx
- Spastic dysphonia
- Subglottic abscess
- Subglottic erythema
- Subglottic necrosis
- Subglottic swelling
- Subglottic ulcer
- Supraglottic abscess
- Supraglottic atrophy
- Supraglottic ulcer
- Thickening of vocal cords
- Tracheostomy scar
- Ulcer of larynx
- Vallecular cyst
478.79 Excludes
Applies To
- Abscess of larynx
- Necrosis of larynx
- Obstruction of larynx
- Pachyderma of larynx
- Ulcer of larynx
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
478.79:
- Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
epiglottis 478.79
- glottis 478.79
- larynx 478.79
- postlaryngeal 478.79
retrolaryngeal 478.79
- Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
- epiglottis 478.79
- Ankylosis (fibrous) (osseous) 718.50
- cricoarytenoid (cartilage) (joint) (larynx) 478.79
- Aphthae, aphthous - see also condition
- ulcer (oral) (recurrent) 528.2
genital organ(s) NEC- larynx 478.79
- Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 716.9
- cricoarytenoid 478.79
- Atrophy, atrophic
- larynx 478.79
- Calcification
- larynx (senile) 478.79
- Change(s) (of) - see also Removal of
- hyperplastic larynx 478.79
- Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) 709.2
- larynx 478.79
- Compression
- laryngeal nerve, recurrent 478.79
- Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
- arytenoid 478.79
- epiglottis 478.79
- larynx 478.79
- vallecula, vallecular 478.79
- Deformity 738.9
- cricoid cartilage (congenital) 748.3
acquired 478.79
- epiglottis (congenital) 748.3
- acquired 478.79
- larynx (muscle) (congenital) 748.3
- acquired 478.79
- web (glottic) (subglottic) 748.2
- thyroid (gland) (congenital) 759.2
- Dry, dryness - see also condition
- larynx 478.79
- Dysphonia 784.42
- spastica 478.79
- Dysplasia - see also Anomaly
- epithelial
- epiglottis 478.79
- uterine cervix 622.10
- Fissure, fissured
- larynx 478.79
- Fistula (sinus) 686.9
- larynx 478.79
- Fixation
- larynx 478.79
- Granuloma NEC 686.1
- larynx 478.79
- Hyperesthesia (body surface) (see also Disturbance, sensation) 782.0
- larynx (reflex) 478.79
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
- arytenoid 478.79
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
- larynx NEC 478.79
- Keratosis 701.1
- larynx, laryngeal 478.79
- Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (gangrenous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) 464.00
- pachydermic 478.79
- Laryngofissure 478.79
- Laryngoptosis 478.79
- Leukoplakia 702.8
- larynx 478.79
- Necrosis, necrotic
- glottis 478.79
- larynx 478.79
- Node(s) - see also Nodules
- larynx 478.79
- Nodule(s), nodular
- larynx 478.79
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- glottis 478.79
- larynx 478.79
- Ossification
- larynx 478.79
- Pachyderma, pachydermia 701.8
- laryngitis 478.79
- larynx (verrucosa) 478.79
- Prolapse, prolapsed
- laryngeal muscles or ventricle 478.79
- Sclerosis, sclerotic
- larynx 478.79
- Stricture (see also Stenosis) 799.89
- larynx 478.79
- Thickening
- larynx 478.79
- subepiglottic 478.79
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
- epiglottis 478.79
- glottis 478.79
- larynx (aphthous) (contact) 478.79
