ICD-9 Code 478.19
Other disease of nasal cavity and sinuses
Not Valid for Submission
478.19 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other disease of nasal cavity and sinuses. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
ICD-9: | 478.19 |
Short Description: | Nasal & sinus dis NEC |
Long Description: | Other disease of nasal cavity and sinuses |
Convert 478.19 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
Code Classification
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Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
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Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (470-478)
- 478 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
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Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (470-478)
Information for Medical Professionals
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
- Antrolith of maxillary sinus
- Atrophy of nasal turbinates
- Blocked sinuses
- Catarrhal nasal discharge
- Cellulitis and abscess of nose
- Choanal stenosis
- Classical histoplasmosis nasal ulceration
- Complaining of nasal congestion
- Concha bullosa
- Congestion of nasal sinus
- Cyst of maxillary sinus
- Cyst of nasal cavity
- Cyst of nasal sinus
- Discharge in inferior meatus
- Discharge in middle meatus
- Disorder of the nose
- Disorder of vomer
- Ear, nose and throat disorder
- Erythema over frontal sinus
- Frontal sinus pain
- Granulomatous nasal mucosa
- Hyperemic nasal mucosa
- Incompetence of nasal valve
- Infected mucous cyst of nasal sinus
- Lesion of nasal mucosa
- Lesion of nose
- Maxillary sinus pain
- Mouth breathing with nasal obstruction
- Nasal congestion
- Nasal discharge
- Nasal infection
- Nasal mucosa dry
- Nasal obstruction
- Nasal septal adhesions
- Nasal septal granuloma
- Nasal septal spur
- Nasal septum abnormality
- Nasal sinus mucocele
- Nasal sinus osteoma
- Nasal sinus problem
- Nasal turbinate absent
- Nasal vestibulitis
- Nasopharyngeal stenosis
- Necrosis of nasal septum
- Necrosis of nasal turbinates
- Necrosis of nose
- Necrotic rhinitis
- 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
- Papilloma of nasal vestibule
- Perforation of nasal septum
- Posterior rhinorrhea
- Purulent nasal discharge
- Rhinolith
- Sarcoidosis of inferior turbinates
- Silent sinus syndrome
- Sore nostril
- Stenosis of nostrils
- Surgical ciliated cyst
- Swelling over maxillary sinus
- Swollen nasal mucosa
- Tenderness over frontal sinus
- Tenderness over maxillary sinus
- Transverse nasal groove
- Ulcer of nasal septum
- Ulcer of nose
- Ulcerated nasal mucosa
Index to Diseases and Injuries
References found for the code 478.19 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
- Abscess acute chronic infectional lymphangitic metastatic multiple pyogenic septic with lymphangitis SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Cellulitis 682.9- nasal fossa septum 478.19
- sinus chronic SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Sinusitis 473.9
- sinus chronic SEE ALSO See Also
- nose septum 478.19
- external 682.0
- postnasal 478.19
- septum nasal 478.19
- nasal fossa septum 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 See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Abscess 682.9- nose 478.19
- external 682.0
- nose 478.19
- 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 See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Syndrome- nasal 478.19
- sinus chronic see Sinusitis
- nose 478.19
- nasal 478.19
- Dry dryness SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. condition- nose 478.19
- Fistula sinus 686.9
- nasal 478.19
- 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
- nose 478.19
- nasal 478.19
- alae 478.19
- bone 738.0
- cartilage 478.19
- mucous membrane septum 478.19
- turbinate 478.0
- nose SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Hypertrophy nasal 478.19
- mucous membrane
- Infection infected infective opportunistic 136.9
- nose 478.19
- nostril 478.19
- Inflammation inflamed inflammatory with exudation
- nose 478.19
- suppurative 472.0
- nose 478.19
- Irritation
- nose 478.19
- Lesion s
- nose internal 478.19
- Mucocele
- sinus accessory nasal 478.19
- turbinate bone middle nasal 478.19
- NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular.rosis NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular.rotic- antrum nasal sinus 478.19
- bone SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Osteomyelitis 730.1- ethmoid 478.19
- ethmoid bone 478.19
- nose septum 478.19
- Obstruction obstructed obstructive
- nasal 478.19
- duct 375.56
- neonatal 375.55
- sinus see Sinusitis
- duct 375.56
- nose 478.19
- nasal 478.19
- Occlusion
- nose 478.19
- congenital 748.0
- nose 478.19
- Pain s SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. 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
- septum 478.19
- nasal
- Perichondritis
- nose 478.19
- Redness
- nose 478.19
- Rhinolith 478.19
- nasal sinus SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Sinusitis 473.9
- nasal sinus SEE ALSO See Also
- Rhinomegaly 478.19
- Rhinorrhea 478.19
- cerebrospinal fluid 349.81
- paroxysmal SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Fever hay 477.9
- spasmodic SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Fever hay 477.9
- Sneezing 784.99
- intractable 478.19
- Spur SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Exostosis- nose septum 478.19
- bone 726.91
- septal 478.19
- nose septum 478.19
- Stenosis cicatricial SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Stricture- nares anterior posterior 478.19
- congenital 748.0
- nares anterior posterior 478.19
- Stricture SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. 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
- nares anterior posterior 478.19
- 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
- septum 478.19
- Vestibulitis ear SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Labyrinthitis 386.30- nose external 478.19
Information for Patients
Nose Injuries and Disorders
Your nose is important to your health. It filters the air you breathe, removing dust, germs, and irritants. It warms and moistens the air to keep your lungs and tubes that lead to them from drying out. Your nose also contains the nerve cells that help your sense of smell. When there is a problem with your nose, your whole body can suffer. For example, the stuffy nose of the common cold can make it hard for you to breathe, sleep, or get comfortable.
Many problems besides the common cold can affect the nose. They include:
- Deviated septum - a shifting of the wall that divides the nasal cavity into halves
- Nasal polyps - soft growths that develop on the lining of your nose or sinuses
- Nosebleeds
- Rhinitis - inflammation of the nose and sinuses sometimes caused by allergies. The main symptom is a runny nose.
- Nasal fractures, also known as a broken nose
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ICD-9 Footnotes
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Index of Diseases and Injuries Definitions
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