2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Respiratory System 460-519 > Pneumonia And Influenza 480-488 >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 487
Influenza On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 487 can be accessed here. - An acute viral infection involving the respiratory tract. It is marked by inflammation of the nasal mucosa, the pharynx, and conjunctiva, and by headache and severe, often generalized, myalgia.
- 487 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
487 excludes: - Hemophilus influenzae [H. influenzae]:
- influenza due to identified avian influenza virus (488)
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