516.1 IDIO PULM HEMOSIDEROSIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 516.1

Short Description: Idio pulm hemosiderosis

Long Description: Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Other diseases of respiratory system (510-519)
      • 516 Other alveolar and parietoalveolar pneumopathy
        • 516.1 Idio pulm hemosiderosis

This code is valid for manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 516.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Hemosiderosis 275.09
    • pulmonary (idiopathic) 275.09 [516.1]
  • Induration, indurated
    • lung (black) (brown) (chronic) (fibroid) (see also Fibrosis, lung) 515
      • essential brown 275.09 [516.1]

Crosswalk Information

The code 516.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
516.1 Right Arrow J84.03 Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis
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
516.0 Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
516.2 Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
516.30 Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, not otherwise specified
516.31 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
516.32 Idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
516.33 Acute interstitial pneumonitis
516.34 Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease
516.35 Idiopathic lymphoid interstitial pneumonia
516.36 Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
516.37 Desquamative interstitial pneumonia
516.4 Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
516.5 Adult pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis
516.61 Neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy
516.62 Pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis
516.63 Surfactant mutations of the lung
516.64 Alveolar capillary dysplasia with vein misalignment
516.69 Other interstitial lung diseases of childhood
516.8 Other specified alveolar and parietoalveolar pneumonopathies
516.9 Unspecified alveolar and parietoalveolar pneumonopathy


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