Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 464.4
Croup
  • ICD-9-CM 464.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 464.4 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 464.4.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 464.4: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 464.4 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J05.0 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]
Approximate Synonyms
  • Allergic croup, recurrent
  • Recurrent allergic croup
  • Recurrent croup
Applies To
  • Croup syndrome
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 464.4:
  • Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (effort) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) 413.9
    • croupous 464.4
    • membranous 464.4
    • trachealis 464.4
  • Croup, croupous (acute) (angina) (catarrhal) (infective) (inflammatory) (laryngeal) (membranous) (nondiphtheritic) (pseudomembranous) 464.4
    • asthmatic (see also Asthma) 493.9
    • diphtheritic (membranous) 032.3
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • croup 464.4
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