Billable Medical Code for Dysphonia
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 784.42
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 784.42.
Known As
Hoarseness is also known as abductor dysphonia, abductor spastic dysphonia, adductor spastic dysphonia of conversion reaction, abductor spastic dyphonia of organic voice tremor, ataxic dysphonia, choreic dysphonia, chronic hoarseness, difficulty speaking, dysphonia of organic tremor, dysphonia of palatopharyngolaryngeal myoclonus, dysphonia abductor, dystonic dysphonia, flaccid dysphonia, hoarse, hoarseness, hoarseness chronic, hyperkinetic dyphonia, mixed flaccid-spastic pseudobulbar dysphonia, on examination- dysphonia, on examination- hoarseness, plica dysphonia bentricularis, spastic dysphonia, spastic pseudobulbar dysphonia, ventricular dysphonia, and voice disorder dysphonia. This applies to hoarseness.
Hoarseness Definition and Symptoms
Hoarseness, or “losing your voice”, is a term that refers to an abnormal change in the voice. The voice may sound raspy, breathy, soft, or have major changes in the volume of your voice. Symptoms are feeling pain or a extreme strain when trying to speak normally. If accompanied with other symptoms it may be a signal of a more serious underlying condition.