Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 078.5
Cytomegaloviral disease
  • ICD-9-CM 078.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 078.5 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 078.5.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 078.5: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 078.5 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B25.9 Cytomegaloviral disease, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Chorioretinitis due to cytomegalovirus (disorder)
  • CMV chorioretinitis
  • CMV colitis
  • CMV enteritis
  • CMV gastritis
  • CMV hepatitis
  • CMV infection
  • Cmv mononucleosis
  • Cmv mononucleosis w meningitis
  • Cmv mononucleosis w polyneuropathy
  • Cmv pancreatitis
  • CMV pneumonia
  • Cmv viremia
  • Cytomegaloviral colitis
  • Cytomegaloviral enteritis
  • Cytomegaloviral gastritis
  • Cytomegaloviral mononucleosis
  • Cytomegaloviral pancreatitis
  • Cytomegaloviral pneumonia
  • Cytomegaloviral retinitis
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) enteritis
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) gastritis
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) hepatitis
  • Cytomegalovirus (cmv) infection
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, disseminated
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) lesion, ulcerative
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) mononucleosis
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) mononucleosis with meningitis
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) mononucleosis, polyneuropathy
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pancreatitis
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia
  • Cytomegalovirus chorioretinitis
  • Cytomegalovirus hepatitis
  • Cytomegalovirus infection
  • Cytomegalovirus retinitis
  • Cytomegalovirus viremia
  • Disseminated CMV infection
  • Disseminated cytomegalovirus infection
  • Gastric ulcer due to cmv
  • Gastric ulcer due to cytomegalovirus
  • Gastric ulcer due to cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
  • Meningitis due to cytomegaloviral mononucleosis
  • Polyneuropathy due to cytomegaloviral mononucleosis
  • Skin ulcer due to CMV
  • Skin ulcer due to cytomegalovirus
  • Skin ulcer due to cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
  • ulcerative CMV lesion
  • Ulcerative cytomegalovirus lesion
078.5 Excludes
  • congenital cytomegalovirus infection (771.1)
Applies To
  • Cytomegalic inclusion disease
  • Salivary gland virus disease
Use Additional
  • Use additional code to identify manifestation, as:
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 078.5:
  • Cytomegalic inclusion disease 078.5
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • cytomegalic inclusion (generalized) 078.5
    • inclusion 078.5
      • salivary gland 078.5
    • salivary gland or duct NEC 527.9
      • inclusion 078.5
      • virus 078.5
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • cytomegalovirus 078.5
    • virus, viral 079.99
      • adenovirus
        • in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079
        • unspecified nature or site 079.0
      • central nervous system NEC 049.9
      • chest 519.8
      • conjunctivitis 077.99
        • specified type NEC 077.89
      • coronavirus 079.89
      • Coxsackie (see also Infection, Coxsackie) 079.2
      • Ebola 065.8
      • ECHO
        • in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079
        • unspecified nature or site 079.1
      • encephalitis 049.9
      • enteritis NEC (see also Enteritis, viral) 008.8
      • exanthem NEC 057.9
      • Hantavirus 079.81
      • human papilloma 079.4
      • in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079
      • intestine (see also Enteritis, viral) 008.8
      • Lung - see Pneumonia, viral
      • respiratory syncytial (RSV) 079.6
      • Retrovirus 079.50
      • rhinovirus
        • in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079
        • unspecified nature or site 079.3
      • salivary gland disease 078.5
      • slow 046.9
        • specified condition NEC 046.8
      • specified type NEC 079.89
        • in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079
      • unspecified nature or site 079.99
      • warts 078.10
      • yaba monkey tumor 059.22
  • Salivary duct or gland - see also condition
    • virus disease 078.5
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