2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Respiratory System 460-519 > Acute Respiratory Infections 460-466 > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 462 Acute pharyngitis View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 462 Inflammation of the throat. 462 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 462 contains 31 index entries Alternate Terminology Acute sore throat NOS Pharyngitis (acute): NOS gangrenous infective phlegmonous pneumococcal staphylococcal suppurative ulcerative Sore throat (viral) NOS Viral pharyngitis 462 Excludes abscess: peritonsillar [quinsy] (475) pharyngeal NOS (478.29) retropharyngeal (478.24) chronic pharyngitis (472.1) infectious mononucleosis (075) that specified as (due to): Coxsackie (virus) (074.0) gonococcus (098.6) herpes simplex (054.79) influenza (487.1) septic (034.0) streptococcal (034.0)  Index entries containing 462: Adenopharyngitis 462 Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (effort) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) 413.9 catarrhal 462 erythematous 462 gangrenous 462 diphtheritic 032.0 infectious 462 malignant 462 diphtheritic 032.0 simple 462 staphylococcal 462 Catarrh, catarrhal (inflammation) (see also condition) 460 fauces (see also Pharyngitis) 462 Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4 angina 462 diphtheritic 032.0 pharynx 462 septic 034.0 sore throat 462 throat 462 diphtheritic 032.0 Hypopharyngitis 462 Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9 pharynx 478.29 phlegmonous 462 throat 478.29 pneumococcal 462 staphylococcal 462 viral NEC (see also Pharyngitis) 462 Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) pharynx (see also Pharyngitis) 462 follicular 472.1 granular 472.1 throat (see also Sore throat) 462 Necrosis, necrotic pharynx 462 in granulocytopenia Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal) (gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (staphylococcal) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) 462 with influenza, flu, or grippe 487.1 aphthous 074.0 atrophic 472.1 chlamydial 099.51 chronic 472.1 Coxsackie virus 074.0 diphtheritic (membranous) 032.0 follicular 472.1 fusospirochetal 101 gonococcal 098.6 granular (chronic) 472.1 herpetic 054.79 hypertrophic 472.1 infectional, chronic 472.1 influenzal 487.1 lymphonodular, acute 074.8 septic 034.0 streptococcal 034.0 tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 012.8 vesicular 074.0 Sore throat 462 with influenza, flu, or grippe 487.1 acute 462 chronic 472.1 clergyman's 784.49 Coxsackie (virus) 074.0 diphtheritic 032.0 epidemic 034.0 gangrenous 462 herpetic 054.79 influenzal 487.1 malignant 462 purulent 462 putrid 462 septic 034.0 streptococcal (ulcerative) 034.0 ulcerated 462 viral NEC 462 Coxsackie 074.0 Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9 sore throat 462 streptococcal 034.0