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478.4 - Polyp Of Vocal Cord Or Larynx


The ICD 9 Code for Polyp of vocal cord or larynx is listed as 478.4.
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: 478.4
Long Description: Polyp of vocal cord or larynx
Short Description: Vocal cord/larynx polyp
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: J38.1 - Polyp of vocal cord and larynx
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 478.4:
478.0 - Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates
478.5 - Other diseases of vocal cords
478.6 - Edema of larynx
478.8 - Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified
478.9 - Other and unspecified diseases of upper respiratory tract