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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 519.8
Other diseases of respiratory system not elsewhere classified
  • Short description: RESP SYSTEM DISEASE NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 519.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 519.8 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 519.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 519.8: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 519.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J98.8 Other specified respiratory disorders
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute lower respiratory infection
  • Acute lower respiratory tract infection
  • Acute respiratory infection
  • Asbestos-induced pleural plaque
  • Aspiration syndrome in the adult
  • Bacterial lower respiratory infection
  • Chest cold
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection
  • Disorder of bronchial anastomosis
  • Expiratory partial airway obstruction
  • Hypoventilation in sleep, lower airways obstruction
  • Infection of lower respiratory tract and mediastinum
  • Infectious disorder of trachea
  • Inflammatory disorder of lower respiratory tract
  • Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation
  • Inhalation or ingestion of foreign body with respiratory obstruction or suffocation
  • Inherited mucociliary clearance defect
  • Injury of respiratory system
  • Inspiratory and expiratory partial airway obstruction
  • Inspiratory partial airway obstruction
  • Lower respiratory tract infection
  • Obstruction of airway by tongue
  • Obstruction of lower respiratory tract
  • On examination - nonspecific respiratory lesion
  • On examination - respiratory obstruction
  • Partial obstruction of airway by blood
  • Partial obstruction of airway by foreign body
  • Partial obstruction of airway by tongue
  • Partially obstructed airway
  • Pendelluft
  • Polycythemia due to cyanotic respiratory disease
  • Prolonged expiration
  • Pulmonary decompression injury
  • Radiation respiratory disease
  • Respiratory obstruction
  • Respiratory tract congestion
  • Respiratory tract infection
  • Shrinking lung syndrome
  • Sleep hypoventilation due to lower airway obstruction
  • Sleep related hypoventilation due to lower airways obstruction
  • Smoker's respiratory syndrome
  • Supraglottic airway obstruction
  • Totally obstructed airway
  • Traumatic chylothorax
  • Upper airway obstruction
  • Upper airway resistance syndrome
  • Upper respiratory tract obstruction
  • Viral lower respiratory infection
  • Viral respiratory infection
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 519.8:
  • Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
    • pleura 519.8
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • respiratory (tract) 519.9
      • acute or subacute (upper) NEC 465.9
      • chronic 519.9
        • arising in the perinatal period 770.7
        • due to fumes or vapors 506.4
      • due to
      • fetus or newborn NEC 770.9
      • obstructive 496
      • specified type NEC 519.8
      • upper (acute) (infectious) NEC 465.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • respiratory 519.8
    • virus, viral 079.99
      • adenovirus
        • in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079
        • unspecified nature or site 079.0
      • central nervous system NEC 049.9
      • chest 519.8
      • conjunctivitis 077.99
        • specified type NEC 077.89
      • coronavirus 079.89
      • Coxsackie (see also Infection, Coxsackie) 079.2
      • Ebola 065.8
      • ECHO
        • in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079
        • unspecified nature or site 079.1
      • encephalitis 049.9
      • enteritis NEC (see also Enteritis, viral) 008.8
      • exanthem NEC 057.9
      • Hantavirus 079.81
      • human papilloma 079.4
      • in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079
      • intestine (see also Enteritis, viral) 008.8
      • Lung - see Pneumonia, viral
      • respiratory syncytial (RSV) 079.6
      • Retrovirus 079.50
      • rhinovirus
        • in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079
        • unspecified nature or site 079.3
      • salivary gland disease 078.5
      • slow 046.9
        • specified condition NEC 046.8
      • specified type NEC 079.89
        • in diseases classified elsewhere - see category 079
      • unspecified nature or site 079.99
      • warts NEC 078.10
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
    • airway NEC 519.8
      • with
        • allergic alveolitis NEC 495.9
        • asthma NEC (see also Asthma) 493.9
        • bronchiectasis 494.0
          • with acute exacerbation 494.1
        • bronchitis (see also Bronchitis, with, obstruction) 491.20
        • emphysema NEC 492.8
      • chronic 496
        • with
          • allergic alveolitis NEC 495.5
          • asthma NEC (see also Asthma) 493.2
          • bronchiectasis 494.0
            • with acute exacerbation 494.1
          • bronchitis (chronic) (see also Bronchitis, chronic, obstructive) 491.20
          • emphysema NEC 492.8
      • due to
    • respiratory 519.8
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