478.25 - Edema Of Pharynx Or Nasopharynx
The ICD 9 Code for Edema of pharynx or nasopharynx is listed as 478.25.
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: | 478.25 |
| Long Description: | Edema of pharynx or nasopharynx |
| Short Description: | Edema pharynx/nasopharyx |
| 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: | J39.2 - Other diseases of pharynx (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 478.25: | |
| 478.20 - Unspecified disease of pharynx | |
| 478.21 - Cellulitis of pharynx or nasopharynx | |
| 478.22 - Parapharyngeal abscess | |
| 478.24 - Retropharyngeal abscess | |
| 478.26 - Cyst of pharynx or nasopharynx | |
| 478.29 - Other diseases of pharynx, not elsewhere classified | |