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Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 516.0
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
  • Short description: Pul alveolar proteinosis.
  • ICD-9-CM 516.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 516.0 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 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 516.0.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 516.0: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 516.0 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J84.01 Alveolar proteinosis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Alveolar proteinosis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 516.0:
  • Proteinosis
    • alveolar, lung or pulmonary 516.0
  • Rosen-Castleman-Liebow syndrome (pulmonary proteinosis) 516.0
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Rosen-Castleman-Liebow (pulmonary proteinosis) 516.0
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