517.1 RHEUMATIC PNEUMONIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 517.1

Short Description: Rheumatic pneumonia

Long Description: Rheumatic pneumonia

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Other diseases of respiratory system (510-519)
      • 517 Lung involvement in conditions classified elsewhere
        • 517.1 Rheumatic pneumonia

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 517.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Pneumonia (acute) (Alpenstich) (benign) (bilateral) (brain) (cerebral) (circumscribed) (congestive) (creeping) (delayed resolution) (double) (epidemic) (fever) (flash) (fulminant) (fungoid) (granulomatous) (hemorrhagic) (incipient) (infantile) (infectious) (infiltration) (insular) (intermittent) (latent) (lobe) (migratory) (newborn) (organized) (overwhelming) (primary) (progressive) (pseudolobar) (purulent) (resolved) (secondary) (senile) (septic) (suppurative) (terminal) (true) (unresolved) (vesicular) 486
    • rheumatic 390 [517.1]
  • Rheumatism, rheumatic (acute NEC) 729.0
    • pneumonia 390 [517.1]
    • pneumonitis 390 [517.1]
  • Wright's syndrome (hyperabduction) 447.8
    • pneumonia 390 [517.1]

Crosswalk Information

The code 517.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
517.1 Right Arrow J17 Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere
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
517.2 Lung involvement in systemic sclerosis
517.3 Acute chest syndrome
517.8 Lung involvement in other diseases classified elsewhere


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