506.2 FUM/VAPOR UP RESP INFLAM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 506.2

Short Description: Fum/vapor up resp inflam

Long Description: Upper respiratory inflammation due to fumes and vapors

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Pneumoconioses and other lung diseases due to external agents (500-508)
      • 506 Respiratory conditions due to chemical fumes and vapors
        • 506.2 Fum/vapor up resp inflam

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 506.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • respiratory, upper (see also Infection, respiratory, upper) 465.9
      • due to
        • fumes or vapors (chemical) (inhalation) 506.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 506.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
506.2 Right Arrow J68.2 Upper resp inflam d/t chemicals, gas, fumes and vapors, NEC
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
506.0 Bronchitis and pneumonitis due to fumes and vapors
506.1 Acute pulmonary edema due to fumes and vapors
506.3 Other acute and subacute respiratory conditions due to fumes and vapors
506.4 Chronic respiratory conditions due to fumes and vapors
506.9 Unspecified respiratory conditions due to fumes and vapors


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014