ICD-9-CM 500
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

500 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for coal workers' pneumoconiosis. 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 J60 (Coalworker's pneumoconiosis), flagged as a direct match. While the code set was active, the Medicare Code Editor applied the adult diagnoses (age 15 through 124) edit to this code.

Code Identity

ICD-9-CM Code
500
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis
Short Description
Coal workers' pneumocon
Parent Block
500 Coalworkers' pneumoconiosis
ICD-10-CM Replacement

Convert 500 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 500 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
J60 Coalworker's pneumoconiosis
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Medicare Code Edits

Medicare Code Editor checks that applied to 500 while ICD-9-CM was in use.

Adult diagnoses (age 15 through 124)
Adult diagnoses: Age range is 15–124 years inclusive.

Index of Diseases References

Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 500. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.

  • Adenocarcinoma M8140 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site malignant
    • duct infiltrating M8500 3
      • with Paget s disease M8541 3 see Neoplasm breast malignant
      • specified site see Neoplasm by site malignant
    • infiltrating duct M8500 3
      • with Paget s disease M8541 3 see Neoplasm breast malignant
      • specified site see Neoplasm by site malignant
    • intraductal noninfiltrating M8500 2
      • papillary M8503 2
        • specified site see Neoplasm by site in situ
      • specified site see Neoplasm by site in situ
  • Anthracosilicosis occupational 500
  • Anthracosis lung occupational 500
  • Asthma asthmatic bronchial catarrh spasmodic 493.9
    • Colliers 500
    • miners 500
  • Black
    • lung disease 500
  • Carcinoma M8010 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site malignant
    • duct cell M8500 3
      • with Paget s disease M8541 3 see Neoplasm breast malignant
      • infiltrating M8500 3
        • specified site see Neoplasm by site malignant
    • ductal M8500 3
    • infiltrating duct M8500 3
      • with Paget s disease M8541 3 see Neoplasm breast malignant
      • specified site see Neoplasm by site malignant
    • in situ M8010 2 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site in situ
      • intraductal M8500 2
        • specified site see Neoplasm by site in situ
    • intraductal noninfiltrating M8500 2
      • papillary M8503 2
        • specified site see Neoplasm by site in situ
      • specified site see Neoplasm by site in situ
    • noninfiltrating
      • intraductal M8500 2
        • papillary M8503 2
          • specified site see Neoplasm by site in situ
        • specified site see Neoplasm by site in situ
  • Coal miners
    • lung 500
  • Coal workers lung or pneumoconiosis 500
  • Colliers
    • asthma 500
    • lung 500
  • Complaint SEE ALSO Disease
    • miners 500
  • Disease diseased SEE ALSO Syndrome
    • black lung 500
  • Excess excessive excessively
    • large
      • newborn weight of 4500 grams or more 766.0
  • Fibrosis fibrotic
    • lung atrophic capillary chronic confluent massive perialveolar peribronchial 515
      • with
        • anthracosilicosis occupational 500
        • anthracosis occupational 500
  • Heavy for dates fetus or infant 766.1
  • Large
    • baby regardless of gestational age 766.1
      • exceptionally weight of 4500 grams or more 766.0
    • for dates
      • fetus or newborn regardless of gestational age 766.1
        • exceptionally weight of 4500 grams or more 766.0
  • Lymphadenitis 289.3
    • due to
      • anthracosis occupational 500
  • Miners SEE ALSO condition
    • asthma 500
    • lung 500
  • Neuroblastoma M9500 3
    • specified site see Neoplasm by site malignant
  • Oversize
    • fetus weight of 4500 grams or more 766.0
      • affecting management of pregnancy 656.6
      • causing disproportion 653.5
        • with obstructed labor 660.1
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.1
  • Pneumoconiosis due to inhalation of 505
    • coal
      • miners simple 500
      • workers simple 500
    • silica NEC 502
      • and carbon 500
  • Sympathicoblastoma M9500 3
    • specified site see Neoplasm by site malignant
  • Sympathicogonioma M9500 3 see Sympathicoblastoma
  • Sympathoblastoma M9500 3 see Sympathicoblastoma
  • Sympathogonioma M9500 3 see Sympathicoblastoma
  • Syndrome SEE ALSO Disease
    • black lung 500

Information for Patients

Interstitial Lung Diseases

Interstitial lung disease is the name for a large group of diseases that inflame or scar the lungs. The inflammation and scarring make it hard to get enough oxygen. The scarring is called pulmonary fibrosis.

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Questions About 500

Is 500 (coal workers' pneumoconiosis) 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 J60.

What is the ICD-10 replacement for 500?

The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code directly to ICD-10-CM J60 (Coalworker's pneumoconiosis), a one-to-one match.

What did 500 mean?

In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described coal workers' pneumoconiosis. It sat in block 500 Coalworkers' pneumoconiosis under Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519).

How did the Medicare Code Editor treat 500?

The Medicare Code Editor applied the adult diagnoses (age 15 through 124) edit to this code: Adult diagnoses: Age range is 15–124 years inclusive.