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478.24 - Retropharyngeal Abscess


The ICD 9 Code for Retropharyngeal abscess is listed as 478.24.
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: 478.24
Long Description: Retropharyngeal abscess
Short Description: Retropharyngeal abscess
Chapter: Diseases Of The Respiratory System
Block: Other Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract (470-478)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: J39.0 - Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 478.24:
478.20 - Unspecified disease of pharynx
478.21 - Cellulitis of pharynx or nasopharynx
478.22 - Parapharyngeal abscess
478.25 - Edema of pharynx or nasopharynx
478.26 - Cyst of pharynx or nasopharynx
478.29 - Other diseases of pharynx, not elsewhere classified