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478.0 - Hypertrophy Of Nasal Turbinates


The ICD 9 Code for Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates is listed as 478.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 478.0
Long Description: Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates
Short Description: Hypertrph nasal turbinat
Chapter: Diseases Of The Respiratory System
Block: Other Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract (470-478)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: J34.3 - Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 478.0:
478.4 - Polyp of vocal cord or larynx
478.5 - Other diseases of vocal cords
478.6 - Edema of larynx
478.8 - Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified
478.9 - Other and unspecified diseases of upper respiratory tract