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2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 032
Diphtheria
  • localized infection of mucous membranes or skin caused by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae; it is characterized by the presence of a pseudomembrane at the site of infection; diphtheria toxin, produced by C. diphtheriae, can cause myocarditis, polyneuritis, and other systemic toxic effects.
2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 032.1
Nasopharyngeal diphtheria
2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 032.2
Anterior nasal diphtheria
2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 032.8
Other specified diphtheria
2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 032.82
Diphtheritic myocarditis
2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 032.83
Diphtheritic peritonitis
2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 032.89
Other specified diphtheria
2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 032.9
Diphtheria unspecified
  • localized infection of mucous membranes or skin caused by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae; it is characterized by the presence of a pseudomembrane at the site of infection; diphtheria toxin, produced by C. diphtheriae, can cause myocarditis, polyneuritis, and other systemic toxic effects.