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478.71 - Cellulitis And Perichondritis Of Larynx


The ICD 9 Code for Cellulitis and perichondritis of larynx is listed as 478.71.
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: 478.71
Long Description: Cellulitis and perichondritis of larynx
Short Description: Laryngeal cellulitis
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: J38.7 - Other diseases of larynx (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 478.71:
478.70 - Unspecified disease of larynx
478.74 - Stenosis of larynx
478.75 - Laryngeal spasm
478.79 - Other diseases of larynx, not elsewhere classified