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2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Respiratory System 460-519 > Other Diseases Of Respiratory System 510-519 > Other Diseases Of Lung 518.* >

2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 518.0

Pulmonary collapse

  • (at-uh-LEK-tuh-sis) Failure of the lung to expand (inflate) completely. This may be caused by a blocked airway, a tumor, general anesthesia, pneumonia or other lung infections, lung disease, or long-term bedrest with shallow breathing. Sometimes called a collapsed lung.
  • Atelectasis of the right middle pulmonary lobe, with chronic pneumonitis. (Dorland, 27th ed)
  • 518.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 518.0 contains 8 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 518.* hierarchy

518.0 also known as:

  • Atelectasis
  • Collapse of lung
  • Middle lobe syndrome

518.0 excludes:

  • atelectasis:
  • tuberculous, current disease (011.8)


Index entries containing 518.0:

Atelectasis (absorption collapse) (complete) (compression) (massive) (partial) (postinfective) (pressure collapse) (pulmonary) (relaxation) 518.0
  • newborn (congenital) (partial) 770.5
  • primary 770.4
  • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis, pulmonary) 011.9
Brock's syndrome (atelectasis due to enlarged lymph nodes) 518.0
Collapse 780.2
  • lung (massive) (see also Atelectasis) 518.0
    • pressure, during labor 668.0
  • pulmonary (see also Atelectasis) 518.0
Middle
  • lobe (right) syndrome 518.0
Right middle lobe syndrome 518.0
Syndrome - see also Disease
  • Brock's (atelectasis due to enlarged lymph nodes) 518.0
  • middle
    • lobe (lung) (right) 518.0