518.1 INTERSTITIAL EMPHYSEMA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 518.1

Short Description: Interstitial emphysema

Long Description: Interstitial emphysema

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Other diseases of respiratory system (510-519)
      • 518 Other diseases of lung
        • 518.1 Interstitial emphysema

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 518.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Air
    • anterior mediastinum 518.1
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Hamman's (spontaneous mediastinal emphysema) 518.1
  • Emphysema (atrophic) (centriacinar) (centrilobular) (chronic) (diffuse) (essential) (hypertrophic) (interlobular) (lung) (obstructive) (panlobular) (paracicatricial) (paracinar) (postural) (pulmonary) (senile) (subpleural) (traction) (unilateral) (unilobular) (vesicular) 492.8
    • interstitial 518.1
      • congenital 770.2
      • fetus or newborn 770.2
    • mediastinal 518.1
      • fetus or newborn 770.2
    • subcutaneous 958.7
      • nontraumatic 518.1
  • Hamman's disease or syndrome (spontaneous mediastinal emphysema) 518.1
  • Pneumomediastinum 518.1
    • congenital 770.2
    • fetus or newborn 770.2
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Hamman's (spontaneous mediastinal emphysema) 518.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 518.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
518.1 Right Arrow J98.2 Interstitial emphysema
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
518.0 Pulmonary collapse
518.2 Compensatory emphysema
518.3 Pulmonary eosinophilia
518.4 Acute edema of lung, unspecified
518.51 Acute respiratory failure following trauma and surgery
518.52 Other pulmonary insufficiency, not elsewhere classified, following trauma and surgery
518.53 Acute and chronic respiratory failure following trauma and surgery
518.6 Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
518.7 Transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI)
518.81 Acute respiratory failure
518.82 Other pulmonary insufficiency, not elsewhere classified
518.83 Chronic respiratory failure
518.84 Acute and chronic respiratory failure
518.89 Other diseases of lung, not elsewhere classified


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