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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 708.8
Other specified urticaria
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 708.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 708.8 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: 708.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L50.6 Contact urticaria
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L50.8 Other urticaria
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute autoimmune urticaria
  • Acute immunologic urticaria
  • Anaphylactic urticaria
  • Aquagenic urticaria
  • Arthus type urticaria
  • Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis/urticaria
  • Autoimmune urticaria
  • Bullous urticaria
  • Chronic autoimmune urticaria
  • Chronic urticaria
  • Contact urticaria
  • Immune complex urticaria
  • Immunologic urticaria
  • Neutrophilic urticaria
  • Non-immunological contact urticaria
  • Pressure urticaria
  • Psychogenic urticaria
  • Schnitzler syndrome
  • Solar urticaria
  • Traumatic urticaria
  • Urticaria (hives), chronic
  • Urticaria perstans
  • Urticaria pigmentosa
  • Urticaria pigmentosa, infantile form
  • Urticaria secondary to infection
  • Urticaria, autoimmune
  • Urticaria, chronic
Applies To
  • Nettle rash
  • Urticaria:
    • chronic
    • recurrent periodic
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 708.8:
  • Nettle rash 708.8
  • Rash 782.1
    • nettle 708.8
  • Urticaria 708.9
    • chronic 708.8
    • recurrent periodic 708.8
    • specified type NEC 708.8
 708.5 ICD9Data.com 708.9 
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