ICD-9 Code 519.8

Other diseases of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

  1. ICD-9 Index
  2. Chapter: 460–519
  3. Section: 510-519
  4. Block: 519 Other diseases of respiratory system
  5. 519.8 - Resp system disease NEC

Not Valid for Submission

519.8 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other diseases of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: 519.8
Short Description:Resp system disease NEC
Long Description:Other diseases of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

Convert 519.8 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

  • J98.8 - Other specified respiratory disorders

Code Classification

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Other diseases of respiratory system (510-519)
      • 519 Other diseases of respiratory system

Information for Medical Professionals

Synonyms

  • Acute lower respiratory tract infection
  • Acute respiratory infection
  • Asbestos-induced pleural plaque
  • Aspiration syndrome in the adult
  • Bacterial lower respiratory infection
  • Chest cold
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection
  • Disorder of bronchial anastomosis
  • Expiratory partial airway obstruction
  • Infection of lower respiratory tract and mediastinum
  • Infectious disorder of trachea
  • Inflammatory disorder of lower respiratory tract
  • Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation
  • Inhalation or ingestion of foreign body with respiratory obstruction or suffocation
  • Inherited mucociliary clearance defect
  • Injury of respiratory system
  • Inspiratory and expiratory partial airway obstruction
  • Inspiratory partial airway obstruction
  • Lower respiratory tract infection
  • Obstruction of airway by tongue
  • Obstruction of lower respiratory tract
  • On examination - nonspecific respiratory lesion
  • On examination - respiratory obstruction
  • Partial obstruction of airway by blood
  • Partial obstruction of airway by foreign body
  • Partial obstruction of airway by tongue
  • Partially obstructed airway
  • Pendelluft
  • Polycythemia due to cyanotic respiratory disease
  • Postoperative lower respiratory tract infection
  • Prolonged expiration
  • Pulmonary decompression injury
  • Radiation respiratory disease
  • Recurrent lower respiratory tract infection
  • Respiratory obstruction
  • Respiratory tract congestion
  • Respiratory tract infection
  • Shrinking lung syndrome
  • Sleep hypoventilation due to lower airway obstruction
  • Smoker's respiratory syndrome
  • Supraglottic airway obstruction
  • Totally obstructed airway
  • Traumatic chylothorax
  • Upper airway resistance syndrome
  • Upper respiratory tract obstruction
  • Viral lower respiratory infection
  • Viral respiratory infection

Index to Diseases and Injuries

References found for the code 519.8 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:


Information for Patients


Breathing Problems

When you're short of breath, it's hard or uncomfortable for you to take in the oxygen your body needs. You may feel as if you're not getting enough air. Sometimes you can have mild breathing problems because of a stuffy nose or intense exercise. But shortness of breath can also be a sign of a serious disease.

Many conditions can make you feel short of breath:

  • Lung conditions such as asthma, emphysema, or pneumonia
  • Problems with your trachea or bronchi, which are part of your airway system
  • Heart disease can make you feel breathless if your heart cannot pump enough blood to supply oxygen to your body
  • Anxiety and panic attacks
  • Allergies

If you often have trouble breathing, it is important to find out the cause.


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Lung Diseases

When you breathe, your lungs take in oxygen from the air and deliver it to the bloodstream. The cells in your body need oxygen to work and grow. During a normal day, you breathe nearly 25,000 times. People with lung disease have difficulty breathing. Millions of people in the U.S. have lung disease. If all types of lung disease are lumped together, it is the number three killer in the United States.

The term lung disease refers to many disorders affecting the lungs, such as asthma, COPD, infections like influenza, pneumonia and tuberculosis, lung cancer, and many other breathing problems. Some lung diseases can lead to respiratory failure.

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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.

Index of Diseases and Injuries Definitions

  • And - The word "and" should be interpreted to mean either "and" or "or" when it appears in a title.
  • Code also note - A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.
  • Code first - Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. For such conditions, the ICD-10-CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying condition be sequenced first followed by the manifestation. Wherever such a combination exists, there is a "use additional code" note at the etiology code, and a "code first" note at the manifestation code. These instructional notes indicate the proper sequencing order of the codes, etiology followed by manifestation.
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes - A type 1 Excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes - A type 2 Excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
  • Includes Notes - This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.
  • Inclusion terms - List of terms is included under some codes. These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable" - This abbreviation in the Alphabetic Index represents "other specified". When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic Index directs the coder to the "other specified” code in the Tabular List.
  • NOS "Not otherwise specified" - This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.
  • See - The "see" instruction following a main term in the Alphabetic Index indicates that another term should be referenced. It is necessary to go to the main term referenced with the "see" note to locate the correct code.
  • See Also - A "see also" instruction following a main term in the Alphabetic Index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional Alphabetic Index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the "see also" note when the original main term provides the necessary code.
  • 7th Characters - Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
  • With - The word "with" should be interpreted to mean "associated with" or "due to" when it appears in a code title, the Alphabetic Index, or an instructional note in the Tabular List. The word "with" in the Alphabetic Index is sequenced immediately following the main term, not in alphabetical order.

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