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2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 460
Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 460 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 460 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:
460 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J00 Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
Approximate Synonyms
- Acute irritant rhinitis
- Common cold
- Infectious rhinitis
- Irritant rhinitis
- Irritant rhinitis (nasal congestion)
- Nasopharyngitis
- Rhinitis, infectious
Clinical Information
- A catarrhal disorder of the upper respiratory tract, which may be viral or a mixed infection. It generally involves a runny nose, nasal congestion, and sneezing
- A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the nasal mucosal
- An inflammatory process affecting the nasal mucosa, usually caused by viruses (e.g., rhinovirus, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, and coronavirus). It is characterized by chills, headaches, mucopurulent nasal discharge, coughing, and facial pain
- Catarrhal disorder of the upper respiratory tract, which may be viral or a mixed infection; marked by acute coryza, slight rise in temperature, chilly sensations, and general indisposition
- Sneezing, sore throat, a stuffy nose, coughing - everyone knows the symptoms of the common cold. It is probably the most common illness. In the course of a year, people in the United States suffer 1 billion colds.you can get a cold by touching your eyes or nose after you touch surfaces with cold germs on them. You can also inhale the germs. Symptoms usually begin 2 or 3 days after infection and last 2 to 14 days. Washing your hands and staying away from people with colds will help you avoid colds. There is no cure for the common cold. For relief, try
- getting plenty of rest
- drinking fluids
- gargling with warm salt water
- using cough drops or throat sprays
- taking over-the-counter pain or cold medicines
however, do not give aspirin to children. And do not give cough medicine to children under four
Applies To
- Coryza (acute)
- Nasal catarrh, acute
- Nasopharyngitis:
- Rhinitis:
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
460:
- Catarrh, catarrhal (inflammation) (see also condition) 460
acute 460
asthma, asthmatic (see also Asthma) 493.9![](/images/note.png)
Bostock's (see also Fever, hay) 477.9![](/images/note.png)
bowel - see Enteritis
cervix, cervical (canal) (uteri) - see Cervicitis
chest (see also Bronchitis) 490![](/images/note.png)
enteric - see Enteritis
epidemic (see also Influenza) 487.1![](/images/note.png)
fauces (see also Pharyngitis) 462![](/images/note.png)
febrile 460
gastroenteric - see Enteritis
gastrointestinal - see Enteritis
hay (see also Fever, hay) 477.9![](/images/note.png)
infectious 460
intestinal - see Enteritis
larynx (see also Laryngitis, chronic) 476.0![](/images/note.png)
lung (see also Bronchitis) 490![](/images/note.png)
middle ear (chronic) - see Otitis media, chronic
nasal (chronic) (see also Rhinitis) 472.0![](/images/note.png)
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acute 460
nasopharyngeal (chronic) 472.2![](/images/note.png)
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acute 460
nose - see Catarrh, nasal
pneumococcal, acute 466.0![](/images/note.png)
pulmonary (see also Bronchitis) 490![](/images/note.png)
suffocating (see also Asthma) 493.9![](/images/note.png)
summer (hay) (see also Fever, hay) 477.9![](/images/note.png)
tubotympanal 381.4![](/images/note.png)
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acute (see also Otitis media, acute, nonsuppurative) 381.00![](/images/note.png)
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chronic 381.10![](/images/note.png)
vasomotor (see also Fever, hay) 477.9![](/images/note.png)
vesical (bladder) - see Cystitis
- Cold 460
with influenza, flu, or grippe (see also Influenza) 487.1![](/images/note.png)
abscess - see also Tuberculosis, abscess![](/images/vertical.gif)
articular - see Tuberculosis, joint
agglutinin![](/images/vertical.gif)
disease (chronic) or syndrome 283.0![](/images/note.png)
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hemoglobinuria 283.0![](/images/note.png)
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paroxysmal (cold) (nocturnal) 283.2![](/images/note.png)
allergic (see also Fever, hay) 477.9![](/images/note.png)
bronchus or chest - see Bronchitis![](/images/vertical.gif)
with grippe or influenza (see also Influenza) 487.1![](/images/note.png)
common (head) 460![](/images/vertical.gif)
vaccination, prophylactic (against) V04.7![](/images/note.png)
grippy (see also Influenza) 487.1![](/images/note.png)
head 460
injury syndrome (newborn) 778.2![](/images/note.png)
on lung - see Bronchitis
sensitivity, autoimmune 283.0![](/images/note.png)
virus 460
- Colic (recurrent) 789.7
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virus 460
- Common
cold (head) 460![](/images/16x16.gif)
vaccination, prophylactic (against) V04.7![](/images/note.png)
- Coryza (acute) 460
with grippe or influenza (see also Influenza) 487.1![](/images/note.png)
- Drip, postnasal (chronic) 784.91
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due to:![](/images/16x16.gif)
allergic rhinitis - see Rhinitis, allergic![](/images/16x16.gif)
common cold 460![](/images/16x16.gif)
gastroesophageal reflux - see Reflux, gastroesophageal![](/images/16x16.gif)
nasopharyngitis - see Nasopharyngitis![](/images/16x16.gif)
other known condition - code to condition![](/images/16x16.gif)
sinusitis - see Sinusitis
- Epipharyngitis (see also Nasopharyngitis) 460
- Fever 780.60
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catarrhal (acute) 460
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
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nasopharynx (chronic) 478.29![](/images/note.png)
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acute 460
respiratory 519.8![](/images/note.png)
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chronic 519.8![](/images/note.png)
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influenzal (acute) (upper) (see also Influenza) 487.1![](/images/note.png)
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lung 518.89![](/images/note.png)
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rhinovirus 460![](/images/16x16.gif)
syncytial virus 079.6![](/images/note.png)
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upper (acute) (infectious) NEC 465.9![](/images/note.png)
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with flu, grippe, or influenza (see also Influenza) 487.1![](/images/note.png)
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influenzal (see also Influenza) 487.1![](/images/note.png)
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multiple sites NEC 465.8![](/images/note.png)
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streptococcal 034.0![](/images/note.png)
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viral NEC 465.9![](/images/note.png)
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
catarrhal (see also Catarrh) 460
- Nasopharyngitis (acute) (infective) (subacute) 460
chronic 472.2![](/images/note.png)
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due to external agent - see Condition, respiratory, chronic, due to
due to external agent - see Condition, respiratory, due to
suppurative (chronic) 472.2![](/images/note.png)
ulcerative (chronic) 472.2![](/images/note.png)
- Rhinitis (atrophic) (catarrhal) (chronic) (croupous) (fibrinous) (hyperplastic) (hypertrophic) (membranous) (purulent) (suppurative) (ulcerative) 472.0
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acute 460
infective 460
pneumococcal 460
- Rhinopharyngitis (acute) (subacute) (see also Nasopharyngitis) 460
destructive ulcerating 102.5![](/images/note.png)
- Snuffles (nonsyphilitic) 460
syphilitic (infant) 090.0![](/images/note.png)