R09.82
BillablePostnasal drip
Postnasal drip
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •abnormal findings on antenatal screening of motherO28
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- •signs and symptoms of breast,N63, N64.5
Related Codes(2)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(45)
SNOMED CT
- Discharge from back of nose75803007
- Discharge from nasopharynx75803007
- PND - Postnasal drip75803007
- Posterior rhinorrhea75803007
- Posterior rhinorrhoea75803007
- Postnasal catarrh75803007
- Postnasal drip75803007
- Postnasal discharge on posterior wall of pharynx249398004
- Discharge of pharynx300274000
- Observation of discharge of pharynx300274000
UMLS
- Discharge from back of noseC0032781
- Discharge from nasopharynxC0032781
- PND - Postnasal dripC0032781
- Post-Nasal DripC0032781
- Posterior nasal dripC0032781
- Posterior rhinorrheaC0032781
- Posterior rhinorrhea (disorder)C0032781
- Posterior rhinorrhoeaC0032781
- Postnasal catarrhC0032781
- Postnasal dripC0032781
- drip post nasalC0032781
- drip post-nasalC0032781
- drip postnasalC0032781
- dripping postnasalC0032781
- post-nasal dripC0032781
- posterior nasal dripC0032781
- postnasal dischargeC0032781
- postnasal dripC0032781
Clinical Terms
- Postnasal catarrh
- Posterior rhinorrhea
- drip post-nasal
- Posterior rhinorrhoea
- drip post nasal
- Posterior nasal drip
- Discharge from back of nose
- Posterior rhinorrhea (disorder)
- Discharge of pharynx
- Discharge from nasopharynx
- dripping postnasal
- Observation of discharge of pharynx
- PND - Postnasal drip
- post-nasal drip
- Postnasal discharge on posterior wall of pharynx
- drip postnasal
- postnasal discharge
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for postnasal drip?
The ICD-10-CM code for postnasal drip is R09.82. The full clinical description is "Postnasal drip". R09.82 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R09.82 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R09.82 represents “Postnasal drip”. It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R09.82 a billable code?
Yes, R09.82 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R09.82 in?
R09.82 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R09.82?
R09.82 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80); respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81); respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (P22.0); and 2 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does R09.82 map to?
R09.82 maps to 3 SNOMED CT concepts: 75803007, 300274000, 249398004. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R09.82?
R09.82 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0032781. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does R09.82 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like postnasal drip affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R09.82?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R09.82 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.