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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 508.8
Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents
- Short description: RESP COND: EXT AGENT NEC.
- ICD-9-CM 508.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
- You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 508.8.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 508.8: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013.
508.8 Alternative Terminology
- Acute pulmonary radiation disease
- High altitude pulmonary edema
Convert 508.8 to ICD-10-CM 
ICD-9-CM 508.8 converts approximately to:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM J70.8 Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 508.8:
- Bronchitis (diffuse) (hypostatic) (infectious) (inflammatory) (simple) 490
acute or subacute 466.0
- Condition - see also Disease
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- Edema, edematous 782.3
tracheitis 
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