Billable Medical Code for Other Symptoms Involving Head and Neck
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 784.99
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 784.99.
The Short Description Is: Head & neck symptoms NEC.
Known As
Halitosis is also known as bilateral tonsillar swelling, blowing nose ineffectual, breath smells unpleasant, bridge of nose abnormally high, bulging tympanic membrane, feeling of throat tightness, fetor hepaticus, flaring of alae nasi, food comes down nose, pain of nose, photoptarmosis, problem blowing nose, reverse sneezing, uremic breath, and variation in patency of nasal airway. This excludes foreign body in throat (933.0). This applies to choking sensation, feeling of foreign body in throat, halitosis, mouth breathing, and sneezing.
Halitosis Definition and Symptoms
Halitosis is the medical term for bad breath. Common causes include food, dry mouth, tobacco products, mouth infections, poor dental hygiene, and gum disease.