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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 472.1
Chronic pharyngitis
  • ICD-9-CM 472.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 472.1 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).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 472.1.
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 472.1 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J31.2 Chronic pharyngitis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Chronic sore throat
  • Pharyngitis (throat inflammation), chronic
  • Pharyngitis, chronic
  • Sore throat - chronic
Applies To
  • Chronic sore throat
  • Pharyngitis:
    • atrophic
    • granular (chronic)
    • hypertrophic
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 472.1:
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • pharyngitis 472.1
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (inflammation) (see also condition) 460
    • throat 472.1
  • Granular - see also condition
    • inflammation, pharynx 472.1
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • pharyngitis 472.1
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • follicular, pharynx 472.1
    • granular, pharynx 472.1
    • pharynx (see also Pharyngitis) 462
      • follicular 472.1
      • granular 472.1
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal) (gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (staphylococcal) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) 462
    • atrophic 472.1
    • chronic 472.1
    • follicular 472.1
    • granular (chronic) 472.1
    • hypertrophic 472.1
    • infectional, chronic 472.1
  • Smokers'
    • throat 472.1
  • Sore
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