Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 032.3
Laryngeal diphtheria
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 032.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 032.3 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 032.3 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A36.2 Laryngeal diphtheria
Applies To
  • Laryngotracheitis, diphtheritic
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 032.3:
  • Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (effort) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) 413.9
    • stridulous, diphtheritic 032.3
  • Croup, croupous (acute) (angina) (catarrhal) (infective) (inflammatory) (laryngeal) (membranous) (nondiphtheritic) (pseudomembranous) 464.4
    • diphtheritic (membranous) 032.3
    • spasmodic 478.75
      • diphtheritic 032.3
    • stridulous 478.75
      • diphtheritic 032.3
  • Cynanche
    • diphtheritic 032.3
  • Diphtheria, diphtheritic (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) 032.9
    • laryngeal 032.3
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • larynx (see also Laryngitis) 464.00
      • with obstruction 464.01
      • diphtheritic 032.3
  • Laryngismus (acute) (infectious) (stridulous) 478.75
    • diphtheritic 032.3
  • Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (gangrenous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) 464.00
    • diphtheritic (membranous) 032.3
  • Laryngotracheitis (acute) (infectional) (viral) (see also Laryngitis) 464.20
    • diphtheritic (membranous) 032.3
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • larynx (see also Paralysis, vocal cord) 478.30
      • due to diphtheria (toxin) 032.3
  • Tracheitis (acute) (catarrhal) (infantile) (membranous) (plastic) (pneumococcal) (septic) (suppurative) (viral) 464.10
    • diphtheritic (membranous) 032.3
      • due to external agent - see Inflammation, respiratory, upper, due to
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • larynx (aphthous) (contact) 478.79
      • diphtheritic 032.3
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