Diagnosis Code: 501

Short Description: Asbestosis

Long Description: Asbestosis

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
  • Pneumoconioses and other lung diseases due to external agents (500-508)
    • 501 Asbestosis
      • 501 Asbestosis

This code is valid for adult diagnoses (age 15 through 124)

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 501 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Amianthosis 501

• Asbestosis (occupational) 501

• Comedocarcinoma (M8501/3) - see also Neoplasm, breast, malignant
  • noninfiltrating (M8501/2)
    • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, in situ
    • unspecified site 233.0

• Fibrosis, fibrotic
  • lung (atrophic) (capillary) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) 515
    • with
      • asbestosis (occupational) 501

• Medulloepithelioma (M9501/3) - see also Neoplasm, by site, malignant
  • teratoid (M9502/3) - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant

• Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) 505
  • asbestos 501

Crosswalk Information

The code 501 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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