2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 478.29
Other diseases of pharynx, not elsewhere classified
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 478.29 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 478.29 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
478.29 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J39.2 Other diseases of pharynx
Approximate Synonyms
- Abscess of nasopharynx
- Abscess of pharynx
- Achalasia, cricopharyngeal
- Bleeding from nasopharynx
- Bullous eruption of pharynx
- Choanae non-patent
- Constriction in throat
- Cricopharyngeal achalasia
- Cricopharyngeal incoordination
- Cricopharyngeal spasm
- Cricopharyngeus muscle dysfunction
- Discharge of tonsil
- Dysphonia of palatopharyngolaryngeal myoclonus
- Fistula colli congenita
- Hyperactive gag reflex
- Hypopharyngeal lesion
- Iatrogenic perforation of pharynx
- Lesion of hypopharynx
- Lesion of nasopharynx
- Lesion of oropharynx
- Lymphoid follicles on posterior wall of pharynx
- Mass of nasopharynx
- Narrow pharyngeal airway
- Nasopharyngeal abscess
- Nasopharyngeal lesion
- Nasopharyngeal mass
- Nasopharyngeal myiasis
- On examination - pharynx hyperemic
- Oropharyngeal lesion
- Palatopharyngeal incoordination
- Perforation of pharyngeal diverticulum
- Perforation of pharynx
- Pharyngeal abscess
- Pharyngeal bursitis
- Pharyngeal diverticulitis
- Pharyngeal dryness
- Pharyngeal gag reflex positive
- Pharyngeal hemorrhage
- Pharyngeal paralysis
- Pharyngeal spasm
- Pharyngeal stenosis
- Pharyngeal ulcer
- Pharyngitis keratosa
- Pharyngocutaneous fistula
- Pharynx or nasopharynx abscess
- Spasm of the cricopharyngeus muscle
- Subglottic lesion
- Swollen nasopharynx
- Throat irritation
- Tonsil asymmetry
- Tonsil congested
- Traumatic perforation of pharynx
- Ulcer of pharynx
- Velopharyngeal insufficiency
478.29 Excludes
- ulcerative pharyngitis (462
)
Applies To
- Abscess of pharynx or nasopharynx
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
478.29:
- Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
fauces 478.29
- nasopharyngeal 478.29
- pharynx, pharyngeal (lateral) 478.29
throat 478.29
- Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
- Rosenmüller's fossa 478.29
- Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (effort) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) 413.9
- faucium 478.29
- Atrophy, atrophic
- pharynx 478.29
- throat 478.29
- Bursa - see also condition
- pharynx 478.29
- Bursitis NEC 727.3
- pharyngeal 478.29
- Thornwaldt's, Tornwaldt's (pharyngeal) 478.29
- Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) 709.2
- hypopharynx 478.29
- nasopharynx 478.29
- throat 478.29
- Deformity 738.9
- pharynx (congenital) 750.9
acquired 478.29
- Dilatation
- pharynx 478.29
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- Thornwaldt's, Tornwaldt's (pharyngeal bursitis) 478.29
- Tornwaldt's (pharyngeal bursitis) 478.29
- Dry, dryness - see also condition
- throat 478.29
- Faucitis 478.29
- Fistula (sinus) 686.9
- nasopharynx 478.29
- pharyngo-esophageal 478.29
- pharynx 478.29
- branchial cleft (congenital) 744.41
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (nontraumatic) 459.0
- nasopharynx 478.29
- Hyperesthesia (body surface) (see also Disturbance, sensation) 782.0
- pharynx (reflex) 478.29
- Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
- pharynx (lymphoid) 478.29
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
- nasopharynx, lymphoid (infectional) (tissue) (wall) 478.29
- pharynx 478.29
- lymphoid (infectional) (tissue) (wall) 478.29
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
- hypopharynx 478.29
- nasopharynx (chronic) 478.29
- pharynx 478.29
- throat 478.29
- pneumococcal 462
- staphylococcal 462
- streptococcal 034.0
- viral NEC (see also Pharyngitis) 462
- Irritation
- pharynx 478.29
- Keratosis 701.1
- pharyngeus 478.29
- tonsillaris 478.29
- Lesion(s)
- hypopharynx 478.29
- Leukoplakia 702.8
- tonsil 478.29
- Nasopharyngeal - see also condition
- bursa 478.29
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- nasopharynx 478.29
- pharynx 478.29
- Pain(s) (see also Painful) 780.96
- nasopharynx 478.29
- pharynx 478.29
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
- fauces 478.29
- pharynx 478.29
- throat 478.29
- diphtheritic 032.0
- muscle 478.29
- Perforation, perforative (nontraumatic)
- pharynx 478.29
- Pharyngoplegia 478.29
- Phlegmon (see also Abscess) 682.9
- throat 478.29
- Polyp, polypus
- pharynx 478.29
- Reflex - see also condition
- hyperactive gag 478.29
- Rupture, ruptured 553.9
- pharynx (nontraumatic) (spontaneous) 478.29
- Spasm, spastic, spasticity (see also condition) 781.0
- pharynx (reflex) 478.29
- throat 478.29
- Stricture (see also Stenosis) 799.89
- hypopharynx 478.29
- nasopharynx 478.29
- pharynx (dilation) 478.29
- Thornwaldt's, Tornwaldt's
- bursitis (pharyngeal) 478.29
- disease (pharyngeal bursitis) 478.29
- Tornwaldt's bursitis (disease) (pharyngeal bursitis) 478.29
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
- fauces 478.29
- hypopharynx 478.29
- nasopharynx 478.29
- pharynx 478.29
- throat 478.29
