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 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 501
Asbestosis On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 501 can be accessed here. - A form of lung disease (pneumoconiosis) caused by inhaling fibers of asbestos and marked by interstitial fibrosis of the lung varying in extent from minor involvement of the basal areas to extensive scarring. It is associated with pleural mesothelioma and bronchogenic carcinoma. (Dorland, 27th ed)
- 501 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 501 contains 4 index entries
Index entries containing 501:- Amianthosis
 501
Asbestosis (occupational) 501
Fibrosis, fibrotic- lung (atrophic) (capillary) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) 515
- with
- asbestosis (occupational) 501
Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) 505- asbestos 501
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