ICD-9-CM 485
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

485 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for bronchopneumonia, organism unspecified. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, its ICD-10-CM replacement is J18.0 (Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism), flagged as a direct match.

Code Identity

ICD-9-CM Code
485
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Bronchopneumonia, organism unspecified
Short Description
Bronchopneumonia org NOS
Parent Block
485 Bronchopneumonia, organism unspecified
ICD-10-CM Replacement

Convert 485 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 485 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
J18.0 Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Index of Diseases References

Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 485. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.

  • Bronchoalveolitis 485
  • Influenza influenzal 487.1
    • with
      • pneumonia any form classifiable to 480 483 485 486 487.0
    • avian 488.02
      • pneumonia any form classifiable to 480 483 485 486 488.01
    • due to identified
      • avian influenza virus 488.02
        • with
          • pneumonia any form classifiable to 480 483 485 486 488.01
    • novel 2009 H1N1 488.12
      • pneumonia any form classifiable to 480 483 485 486 488.11
  • Pleurobronchopneumonia SEE ALSO Pneumonia broncho 485
  • 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
    • broncho bronchial confluent croupous diffuse disseminated hemorrhagic involving lobes lobar terminal 485
      • aspiration SEE ALSO Pneumonia aspiration 507.0
      • chronic SEE ALSO Fibrosis lung 515
      • congenital infective 770.0
      • diplococcal 481
      • Escherichia coli E. coli 482.82
      • Friedl nder s bacillus 482.0
      • Hemophilus influenzae 482.2
      • hypostatic 514
      • influenzal SEE ALSO Influenza 487.0
      • inhalation SEE ALSO Pneumonia aspiration 507.0
        • due to fumes or vapors chemical 506.0
      • Mycoplasma pneumoniae 483.0
      • pleuropneumonia like organisms PPLO 483.0
      • pneumococcal 481
      • streptococcal see Pneumonia streptococcal
      • viral virus SEE ALSO Pneumonia viral 480.9

Information for Patients

Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an infection in one or both of the lungs. It causes the air sacs of the lungs to fill up with fluid or pus. It can range from mild to severe, depending on the type of germ causing the infection, your age, and your overall health.

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Questions About 485

Is 485 (bronchopneumonia, organism unspecified) still a valid code?

No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as its replacement J18.0.

What is the ICD-10 replacement for 485?

The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code directly to ICD-10-CM J18.0 (Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism), a one-to-one match.

What did 485 mean?

In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described bronchopneumonia, organism unspecified. It sat in block 485 Bronchopneumonia, organism unspecified under Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519).