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079.6 - Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)


The ICD 9 Code for Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is listed as 079.6.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 079.6
Long Description: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Short Description: Resprtry syncytial virus
Chapter: Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
Block: Other Diseases Due To Viruses And Chlamydiae (070-079)
Related Descriptions: Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
Acute respiratory syncytial virus bronchitis
Healthcare associated respiratory syncytial virus disease
Pneumonia due to respiratory syncytial virus
Respiratory syncytial virus A present
Respiratory syncytial virus B present
Respiratory syncytial virus bronchitis
Respiratory syncytial virus infection
Respiratory syncytial virus laryngotracheobronchitis
Respiratory syncytial virus pharyngitis
Respiratory syncytial virus untyped strain present
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: B97.4 - Respiratory syncytial virus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 079.6:
079.0 - Adenovirus infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
079.1 - Echo virus infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
079.2 - Coxsackie virus infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
079.3 - Rhinovirus infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
079.4 - Human papillomavirus in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site