478.24 - Retropharyngeal Abscess
The ICD 9 Code for Retropharyngeal abscess is listed as 478.24.
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 |
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Diagnosis Code: | 478.24 |
Long Description: | Retropharyngeal abscess |
Short Description: | Retropharyngeal abscess |
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: | J39.0 - Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess (approximate) |
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 478.24: | |
478.20 - Unspecified disease of pharynx | |
478.21 - Cellulitis of pharynx or nasopharynx | |
478.22 - Parapharyngeal abscess | |
478.25 - Edema of pharynx or nasopharynx | |
478.26 - Cyst of pharynx or nasopharynx | |
478.29 - Other diseases of pharynx, not elsewhere classified |