2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 786.9
Other symptoms involving respiratory system and chest
- Short description: RESP SYS/CHEST SYMP NEC.
- ICD-9-CM 786.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 786.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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786.9 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R06.89 Other abnormalities of breathing
Approximate Synonyms
- Abdominal movement diminished
- Abnormal diaphragmatic movement
- Absent breath sounds
- Air trapping
- Arytenoid cartilages and posterior portion of vocal cords visible
- Aspirated blood in lower respiratory tract
- Biphasic movement of lower ribs
- Blood in upper airway
- Blunted hypoxic drive
- Breath holding spell
- Breath holding with temper
- Bronchophony
- Chest expansion reduced
- Chest over-expanded
- Chest wall retraction
- Complaining of catarrh
- Decreased diffusion capacity of lung
- Decreased maximal voluntary ventilation
- Diaphragmatic tonic spasm
- Dissociation of movement of chest wall
- Does not huff
- Epiglottis not visible
- Epiglottis visible, vocal cords not visible
- Gasping for breath
- Gastrointestinal contents in upper airway
- Glossopharyngeal breathing
- Hanging columella
- Hemithorax immobile
- High ventilation-perfusion ratio
- Increased Bohr effect
- Increased maximal voluntary ventilation
- Increased oxygen supply
- Increased peak expiratory flow rate
- Inequality of ventilation-perfusion ratio
- Intercostal recession
- Interrupted breathing
- Left side of chest moves less than right
- Mixed obstructive and restrictive ventilatory defect
- Nasal obstruction present
- Obstruction of airway by blood
- Obstruction of airway by food
- On examination - abdominal breathing
- On examination - adventitious sounds present
- On examination - chest expansion unequal
- On examination - chest PN hyperresonant
- On examination - chest PN tympanitic
- On examination - intercostal recession
- On examination - lung cavitation
- On examination - lung collapse present
- On examination - rate of respiration slow
- On examination - shallow breathing
- On examination - sternal recession
- On examination - subcostal recession
- On examination - suprasternal recession
- On examination - type of respiration
- Pain of respiratory structure
- Paradoxic movement of lower ribs
- Paradoxical chest movement
- Paradoxical inward movement of abdomen on inspiration
- Paradoxical respiration
- Peak flow rate abnormal
- Pulmonary sign AND/OR symptom
- Regional ventilation differences
- Regional ventilation differences due to gravity
- Respiration intermittent
- Respiratory finding on palpation of chest wall
- Respiratory quotient abnormal
- Respiratory symptom
- Right side of chest moves less than left
- Rigid chest
- Sleep-related groaning
- Soot in oropharynx
- Sternal recession
- Subcostal recession
- Suprasternal recession
- Tenderness of respiratory structure
- Trachea moves down on insp
- Tracheal breathing
- Tracheal tug
- Unable to cough up sputum
- Unable to expectorate
- Unequal ventilation
- Vesicular breathing
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