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Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 471
Nasal polyps
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 4 ICD-9-CM codes below 471 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • Focal accumulations of edema fluid in the nasal mucosa accompanied by hyperplasia of the associated submucosal connective tissue. Polyps may be neoplasms, foci of inflammation, degenerative lesions, or malformations
471 Excludes
  • adenomatous polyps (212.0)
 470 ICD9Data.com 471.0 
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