Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 476.1
Chronic laryngotracheitis
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 476.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 476.1 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: 476.1 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J37.1 Chronic laryngotracheitis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Chronic epiglottitis
  • Epiglotittis, chronic
  • Laryngotracheitis, chronic
476.1 Excludes
  • chronic tracheitis (491.8)
  • laryngitis and tracheitis, acute or unspecified (464.00-464.51)
Applies To
  • Laryngitis, chronic, with tracheitis (chronic)
  • Tracheitis, chronic, with laryngitis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 476.1:
  • Epiglottiditis (acute) 464.30
    • chronic 476.1
  • Epiglottitis (acute) 464.30
    • chronic 476.1
  • Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (gangrenous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) 464.00
    • with
      • influenza, flu, or grippe (see also Influenza) 487.1
      • obstruction 464.01
      • tracheitis (see also Laryngotracheitis) 464.20
    • chronic 476.0
      • with tracheitis (chronic) 476.1
      • due to external agent - see Condition, respiratory, chronic, due to
  • Laryngotracheitis (acute) (infectional) (viral) (see also Laryngitis) 464.20
    • atrophic 476.1
    • catarrhal 476.1
    • chronic 476.1
      • due to external agent - see Condition, respiratory, chronic, due to
    • hypertrophic 476.1
    • sicca 476.1
  • Tracheitis (acute) (catarrhal) (infantile) (membranous) (plastic) (pneumococcal) (septic) (suppurative) (viral) 464.10
    • with
      • bronchitis 490
        • acute or subacute 466.0
        • chronic 491.8
        • tuberculosis - see Tuberculosis, pulmonary
      • laryngitis (acute) 464.20
        • with obstruction 464.21
        • chronic 476.1
        • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis, larynx) 012.3
      • obstruction 464.11
    • chronic 491.8
      • with
        • bronchitis (chronic) 491.8
        • laryngitis (chronic) 476.1
      • due to external agent - see Condition, respiratory, chronic, due to
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 476.1 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.