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2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 478.19
Other disease of nasal cavity and sinuses
- Short description: NASAL & SINUS DIS NEC.
- ICD-9-CM 478.19 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 478.19 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).
- You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 478.19.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 478.19: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
478.19 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J34.0 Abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of nose
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J34.1 Cyst and mucocele of nose and nasal sinus
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J34.89 Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
Applies To
- Abscess of nose (septum)
- Necrosis of nose (septum)
- Ulcer of nose (septum)
- Cyst or mucocele of sinus (nasal)
- Rhinolith
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
478.19:
- Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
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nasal (fossa) (septum) 478.19![](/images/vertical.gif)
sinus (chronic) (see also Sinusitis) 473.9![](/images/note.png)
nose (septum) 478.19
postnasal 478.19
septum (nasal) 478.19
- Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
nasal (septum) (to turbinates) 478.19
- Calculus, calculi, calculous 592.9
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nose 478.19
- Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9
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nose 478.19
- Congestion, congestive
nasal 478.19
nose 478.19
- Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
antrum 478.19
ethmoid sinus 478.19
frontal sinus 478.19
nasal sinus 478.19
nose 478.19
sinus (antral) (ethmoidal) (frontal) (maxillary) (nasal) (sphenoidal) 478.19
sphenoid sinus 478.19
- Degeneration, degenerative
nose 478.19
- Destruction
septum (nasal) 478.19
- Discharge
nasal 478.19
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
nasal 478.19![](/images/vertical.gif)
cavity NEC 478.19![](/images/vertical.gif)
sinus (chronic) - see Sinusitis
nose 478.19
sinus - see also Sinusitis![](/images/16x16.gif)
brain 437.9![](/images/note.png)
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specified NEC 478.19
- Dry, dryness - see also condition
nose 478.19
- Fistula (sinus) 686.9
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nasal 478.19![](/images/vertical.gif)
sinus (see also Sinusitis) 473.9![](/images/note.png)
nose 478.19
- Hydrorrhea (nasal) 478.19
- Hyperactive, hyperactivity 314.01
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nasal mucous membrane 478.19
- Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
nose (lymphoid) (polypoid) 478.19
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
mucous membrane![](/images/vertical.gif)
alveolar process 523.8![](/images/note.png)
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nose 478.19![](/images/vertical.gif)
turbinate (nasal) 478.0![](/images/note.png)
nasal 478.19![](/images/vertical.gif)
alae 478.19![](/images/vertical.gif)
bone 738.0![](/images/note.png)
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cartilage 478.19![](/images/vertical.gif)
mucous membrane (septum) 478.19![](/images/vertical.gif)
sinus (see also Sinusitis) 473.9![](/images/note.png)
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turbinate 478.0![](/images/note.png)
nose (see also Hypertrophy, nasal) 478.19
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
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nose 478.19
nostril 478.19
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
nose 478.19
- Irritation
nose 478.19
- Lesion(s)
nose (internal) 478.19
- Mucocele
sinus (accessory) (nasal) 478.19
turbinate (bone) (middle) (nasal) 478.19
- Necrosis, necrotic
antrum, nasal sinus 478.19
bone (see also Osteomyelitis) 730.1![](/images/note.png)
ethmoid (bone) 478.19
nose (septum) 478.19
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
nasal 478.19![](/images/vertical.gif)
duct 375.56![](/images/note.png)
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sinus - see Sinusitis
nose 478.19
- Occlusion
nose 478.19
- Pain(s) (see also Painful) 780.96
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nasal 478.19
nose 478.19
sinus 478.19
- Perforation, perforative (nontraumatic)
nasal![](/images/16x16.gif)
septum 478.19![](/images/16x16.gif)
sinus (see also Sinusitis) 473.9![](/images/note.png)
- Perichondritis
nose 478.19
- Redness
nose 478.19
- Rhinolith 478.19
nasal sinus (see also Sinusitis) 473.9![](/images/note.png)
- Rhinomegaly 478.19
- Rhinorrhea 478.19
paroxysmal (see also Fever, hay) 477.9![](/images/note.png)
spasmodic (see also Fever, hay) 477.9![](/images/note.png)
- Sneezing 784.99
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intractable 478.19
- Spur - see also Exostosis
nose (septum) 478.19
septal 478.19
- Stenosis (cicatricial) - see also Stricture
nares (anterior) (posterior) 478.19
- Stricture (see also Stenosis) 799.89
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nares (anterior) (posterior) 478.19
nose 478.19
nostril (anterior) (posterior) 478.19
- Stuffy nose 478.19
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
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ala, nose 478.19
nose, nasal (infectional) (passage) 478.19![](/images/16x16.gif)
septum 478.19![](/images/16x16.gif)
skin - see Ulcer, skin![](/images/16x16.gif)
spirochetal NEC 104.8![](/images/note.png)
- Vestibulitis (ear) (see also Labyrinthitis) 386.30
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nose (external) 478.19