505Pneumoconiosis, unspecified

Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)›Pneumoconioses and other lung diseases due to external agents (500-508)›505 Pneumoconiosis, unspecified
ICD-9-CM 505
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

505 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for pneumoconiosis, 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 J64 (Unspecified pneumoconiosis), flagged as an approximate match.

Code Identity

ICD-9-CM Code
505
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Pneumoconiosis, unspecified
Parent Block
505 Pneumoconiosis, unspecified
Short Description
Pneumoconiosis NOS
ICD-10-CM Replacement
J64 (approximate)

Convert 505 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 505 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
J64 Unspecified pneumoconiosis
Approximate The match is approximate rather than exact.

Index of Diseases References

Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 505. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.

  • Asthma asthmatic bronchial catarrh spasmodic 493.9
    • pneumoconiotic occupational NEC 505
  • Fibrosis fibrotic
    • lung atrophic capillary chronic confluent massive perialveolar peribronchial 515
      • with
        • pneumonoconiosis occupational 505
  • Ganglioglioma M9505 1 see Neoplasm by site uncertain behavior
  • Glioneuroma M9505 1 see Neoplasm by site uncertain behavior
  • Neuroastrocytoma M9505 1 see Neoplasm by site uncertain behavior
  • Neuroglioma M9505 1 see Neoplasm by site uncertain behavior
  • Papillomatosis M8060 0 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site benign
    • intraductal diffuse M8505 0 see Neoplasm by site benign
  • Pneumoconiosis due to inhalation of 505
    • aluminum 503
    • asbestos 501
    • bauxite 503
    • beryllium 503
    • carbon electrode makers 503
    • coal
      • miners simple 500
      • workers simple 500
    • cotton dust 504
    • diatomite fibrosis 502
    • dust NEC 504
      • inorganic 503
      • lime 502
      • marble 502
      • organic NEC 504
    • fumes or vapors from silo 506.9
    • graphite 503
    • hard metal 503
    • mica 502
    • silica NEC 502
      • and carbon 500
    • silicate NEC 502
    • talc 502

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 505

Is 505 (pneumoconiosis, 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 J64.

What is the ICD-10 replacement for 505?

The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code to ICD-10-CM J64 (Unspecified pneumoconiosis). The match is flagged as approximate, so confirm it against the clinical documentation before use.

What did 505 mean?

In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described pneumoconiosis, unspecified. It sat in block 505 Pneumoconiosis, unspecified under Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519).