ICD-9 Code 989.81
Toxic effect of asbestos
Not Valid for Submission
989.81 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of toxic effect of asbestos. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
| ICD-9: | 989.81 |
| Short Description: | Toxic effect of asbestos |
| Long Description: | Toxic effect of asbestos |
Convert 989.81 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- T65.894A - Toxic effect of oth substances, undetermined, init encntr
Code Classification
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Injury and poisoning (800–999)
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Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (980-989)
- 989 Toxic effect of other substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source
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Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (980-989)
Information for Medical Professionals
Synonyms
- Poisoning by asbestos
Information for Patients
Asbestos
Asbestos is the name of a group of minerals with long, thin fibers. It was once used widely as insulation. It also occurs in the environment. Asbestos fibers are so small you can't see them. If you disturb asbestos, the fibers can float in the air. This makes them easy to inhale, and some may become lodged in the lungs.
If you breathe in high levels of asbestos over a long period of time, the fibers can build up in the lungs. This causes scarring and inflammation, and can affect breathing. Eventually it can lead to diseases such as:
- Asbestosis, or scarring of the lungs that makes it hard to breathe
- Mesothelioma, a rare cancer that affects the lining of the lungs or abdomen
- Lung cancer
Lung diseases associated with asbestos usually develop over many years. People who become ill from asbestos are usually exposed on the job over long periods of time. Smoking cigarettes increases the risk.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.