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478.79 - Other Diseases Of Larynx, Not Elsewhere Classified


The ICD 9 Code for Other diseases of larynx, not elsewhere classified is listed as 478.79.
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: 478.79
Long Description: Other diseases of larynx, not elsewhere classified
Short Description: Disease of larynx NEC
Chapter: Diseases Of The Respiratory System
Block: Other Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract (470-478)
Related Descriptions: Abscess of larynx
Acquired laryngocele
Adductor spastic dysphonia
Adductor spastic dysphonia of conversion reaction
Adductor spastic dysphonia of dystonia
Adductor spastic dysphonia of musculoskeletal tension reaction
Arytenoid fixed
Arytenoid partially fixed
Chondroradionecrosis of larynx
Cricoarytenoid joint arthritis
Cricoarytenoid joint fixation
Cricoarytenoid joint fixed on phonation
Cyst of larynx
Dysplasia of glottis
Dysplasia of larynx
Everted laryngeal saccules
Fistula colli congenita
Hereditary mucoepithelial dysplasia
Idiopathic adductor spastic dysphonia
Infantile epiglottis
Laryngeal dystonia
Laryngeal granuloma
Laryngeal pachydermia
Laryngeal scar
Laryngectomy scar
Laryngopharyngeal reflux
Lesion of larynx
Leukoplakia of larynx
Necrosis of larynx
Neurologic adductor spastic dysphonia
Obstruction of larynx
Partial larynx
Subglottic abscess
Subglottic erythema
Subglottic necrosis
Subglottic swelling
Subglottic ulcer
Supraglottic abscess
Supraglottic atrophy
Supraglottic ulcer
Thickening of vocal cords
Tracheostomy scar
Ulcer of larynx
Vallecular cyst
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 478.79:
478.70 - Unspecified disease of larynx
478.71 - Cellulitis and perichondritis of larynx
478.74 - Stenosis of larynx
478.75 - Laryngeal spasm