ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 478.19 : Other disease of nasal cavity and sinuses

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2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 478.19

Other disease of nasal cavity and sinuses

2015
Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

ICD-9-CM 478.19 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 478.19 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: 478.19 converts approximately to:

2015/16 ICD-10-CM J34.0 Abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of nose
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM J34.1 Cyst and mucocele of nose and nasal sinus
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM J34.89 Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses

Approximate Synonyms

Abscess of nasal cavity
Abscess of nasal septum
Abscess of nose
Acquired nasal septal defect
Adhesions of nasal cavity
Alternate nasal obstruction
Anterior rhinorrhea
Atrophy of nasal turbinates
Blocked sinuses
Catarrhal nasal discharge
Cellulitis and abscess of nose
Cellulitis of nasal mucous membrane
Cellulitis of nose, internal
Choanal stenosis
Classical histoplasmosis nasal ulceration
Complaining of nasal congestion
Concha bullosa
Concha bullosa of middle turbinate
Congestion of nasal sinus
Congestion of nose
Cyst of ethmoid sinus
Cyst of frontal sinus
Cyst of maxillary sinus
Cyst of nasal cavity
Cyst of nasal sinus
Cyst of sphenoid sinus
Discharge in inferior meatus
Discharge in middle meatus
Disorder of the nose
Disorder of vomer
Dry nose
Ear, nose and throat disorder
Erythema over frontal sinus
Ethmoid sinus cyst
Frontal sinus cyst
Frontal sinus pain
Granulomatous nasal mucosa
Hyperemic nasal mucosa
Incompetence of nasal valve
Infected mucous cyst of nasal sinus
Internal nasal cellulitis
Intranasal synechia
Lesion of nasal mucosa
Lesion of nose
Maxillary sinus cyst
Maxillary sinus pain
Mouth breathing with nasal obstruction
Mucopyocele
Nasal abscess
Nasal cavity lesion
Nasal congestion
Nasal discharge
Nasal disease
Nasal dryness
Nasal infection
Nasal mucosa dry
Nasal obstruction
Nasal septal adhesions
Nasal septal granuloma
Nasal septal perforation
Nasal septal spur
Nasal septum abnormality
Nasal septum ulceration
Nasal sinus congestion
Nasal sinus cyst
Nasal sinus mucocele
Nasal sinus mucopyocele
Nasal sinus osteoma
Nasal sinus problem
Nasal turbinate absent
Nasal valve incompetence
Nasal vestibulitis
Nasopharyngeal stenosis
Necrosis of nasal septum
Necrosis of nasal turbinates
Necrosis of nose
Necrotic rhinitis
Obstruction of nose
On examination - frontal sinus pain
On examination - maxillary sinus pain
On examination - nasal discharge - mucopurulent
On examination - nasal septum perforated
On examination - rhinorrhea
Oronasal fistula
Pain of respiratory structure
Papilloma of nasal vestibule
Perforation of nasal septum
Posterior rhinorrhea
Purulent nasal discharge
Rhinolith
Rhinorrhea
Sarcoidosis of inferior turbinates
Sinus headache
Sinus mucocele
Sinus pain
Sore nostril
Sphenoid sinus cyst
Stenosis of nostrils
Surgical ciliated cyst
Swelling over maxillary sinus
Swollen nasal mucosa
Synechia of nasal cavity
Tenderness over frontal sinus
Tenderness over maxillary sinus
Transverse nasal groove
Ulcer of nasal septum
Ulcer of nose
Ulcerated nasal mucosa
Ulceration of nasal septum

Applies To

Abscess of nose (septum)
Necrosis of nose (septum)
Ulcer of nose (septum)
Cyst or mucocele of sinus (nasal)
Rhinolith

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 478.19:

Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
- nasal (fossa) (septum) 478.19
  - sinus (chronic) (see also Sinusitis) 473.9
- nose (septum) 478.19
  - external 682.0
- postnasal 478.19
- septum (nasal) 478.19
Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
- nasal (septum) (to turbinates) 478.19
Calculus, calculi, calculous 592.9
- nose 478.19
Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9
- nose 478.19
  - external 682.0
Congestion, congestive
- nasal 478.19
- nose 478.19
Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
- antrum 478.19
- ethmoid sinus 478.19
- frontal sinus 478.19
- nasal sinus 478.19
- nose 478.19
  - skin of 706.2
- sinus (antral) (ethmoidal) (frontal) (maxillary) (nasal) (sphenoidal) 478.19
- sphenoid sinus 478.19
Degeneration, degenerative
- nose 478.19
Destruction
- septum (nasal) 478.19
Discharge
- nasal 478.19
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- nasal 478.19
  - cavity NEC 478.19
  - sinus (chronic) - see Sinusitis
- nose 478.19
- sinus - see also Sinusitis
  - brain 437.9
  - specified NEC 478.19
Dry, dryness - see also condition
- nose 478.19
Fistula (sinus) 686.9
- nasal 478.19
  - sinus (see also Sinusitis) 473.9
- nose 478.19
Hydrorrhea (nasal) 478.19
- gravidarum 658.1
- pregnancy 658.1
Hyperactive, hyperactivity 314.01
- nasal mucous membrane 478.19
Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
- nose (lymphoid) (polypoid) 478.19
Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
- mucous membrane
  - alveolar process 523.8
  - nose 478.19
  - turbinate (nasal) 478.0
- nasal 478.19
  - alae 478.19
  - bone 738.0
  - cartilage 478.19
  - mucous membrane (septum) 478.19
  - sinus (see also Sinusitis) 473.9
  - turbinate 478.0
- nose (see also Hypertrophy, nasal) 478.19
Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
- nose 478.19
- nostril 478.19
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
- nose 478.19
  - suppurative 472.0
Irritation
- nose 478.19
Lesion(s)
- nose (internal) 478.19
Mucocele
- sinus (accessory) (nasal) 478.19
- turbinate (bone) (middle) (nasal) 478.19
Necrosis, necrotic
- antrum, nasal sinus 478.19
- bone (see also Osteomyelitis) 730.1
  - acute 730.0
  - aseptic or avascular 733.40
    - femur (head) (neck) 733.42
      - medial condyle 733.43
    - humoral head 733.41
    - jaw 733.45
    - medial femoral condyle 733.43
    - specified site NEC 733.49
    - talus 733.44
  - ethmoid 478.19
  - ischemic 733.40
  - jaw 526.4
    - aseptic 733.45
  - marrow 289.89
  - Paget's (osteitis deformans) 731.0
  - tuberculous - see Tuberculosis, bone
- ethmoid (bone) 478.19
- nose (septum) 478.19
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- nasal 478.19
  - duct 375.56
    - neonatal 375.55
  - sinus - see Sinusitis
- nose 478.19
Occlusion
- nose 478.19
  - congenital 748.0
Pain(s) (see also Painful) 780.96
- nasal 478.19
- nose 478.19
- sinus 478.19
Perforation, perforative (nontraumatic)
- nasal
  - septum 478.19
    - congenital 748.1
    - syphilitic 095.8
  - sinus (see also Sinusitis) 473.9
    - congenital 748.1
Perichondritis
- nose 478.19
Redness
- nose 478.19
Rhinolith 478.19
- nasal sinus (see also Sinusitis) 473.9
Rhinomegaly 478.19
Rhinorrhea 478.19
- cerebrospinal (fluid) 349.81
- paroxysmal (see also Fever, hay) 477.9
- spasmodic (see also Fever, hay) 477.9
Sneezing 784.99
- intractable 478.19
Spur - see also Exostosis
- nose (septum) 478.19
  - bone 726.91
- septal 478.19
Stenosis (cicatricial) - see also Stricture
- nares (anterior) (posterior) 478.19
  - congenital 748.0
Stricture (see also Stenosis) 799.89
- nares (anterior) (posterior) 478.19
  - congenital 748.0
- nose 478.19
  - congenital 748.0
- nostril (anterior) (posterior) 478.19
  - congenital 748.0
Stuffy nose 478.19
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
- ala, nose 478.19
- nose, nasal (infectional) (passage) 478.19
  - septum 478.19
    - varicose 456.8
  - skin - see Ulcer, skin
  - spirochetal NEC 104.8
Vestibulitis (ear) (see also Labyrinthitis) 386.30
- nose (external) 478.19

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