495.9 ALLERG ALVEOL/PNEUM NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 495.9

Short Description: Allerg alveol/pneum NOS

Long Description: Unspecified allergic alveolitis and pneumonitis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and allied conditions (490-496)
      • 495 Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
        • 495.9 Allerg alveol/pneum NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 495.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Allergy, allergic (reaction) 995.3
    • alveolitis (extrinsic) 495.9
      • due to
        • Aspergillus clavatus 495.4
        • cryptostroma corticale 495.6
        • organisms (fungal, thermophilic actinomycete, other) growing in ventilation (air conditioning systems) 495.7
      • specified type NEC 495.8
  • Alveolitis
    • allergic (extrinsic) 495.9
      • due to organisms (fungal, thermophilic actinomycete, other) growing in ventilation (air conditioning systems) 495.7
      • specified type NEC 495.8
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • lung NEC 518.89
      • obstructive (chronic) (COPD) 496
        • with
          • alveolitis, allergic (see also Alveolitis, allergic) 495.9
  • Hypersensitive, hypersensitiveness, hypersensitivity - see also Allergy
    • pneumonitis NEC 495.9
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
    • airway NEC 519.8
      • with
        • allergic alveolitis NEC 495.9
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary) (see also Pneumonia) 486
    • allergic 495.9
      • specified type NEC 495.8
    • hypersensitivity 495.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 495.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
495.9 Right Arrow J67.9 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to unspecified organic dust
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
495.0 Farmers' lung
495.1 Bagassosis
495.2 Bird-fanciers' lung
495.3 Suberosis
495.4 Malt workers' lung
495.5 Mushroom workers' lung
495.6 Maple bark-strippers' lung
495.7 "Ventilation" pneumonitis
495.8 Other specified allergic alveolitis and pneumonitis


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