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 518.5 Pulmonary insufficiency following trauma and surgery  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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 518.5 can be accessed here. A syndrome of life-threatening progressive pulmonary insufficiency in the absence of known pulmonary disease, usually following a systemic insult such as SURGERY or major TRAUMA. 518.5 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 518.5 contains 19 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 518.* hierarchy ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog. 518.5 also known as: Adult respiratory distress syndrome Pulmonary insufficiency following: shock surgery trauma Shock lung 518.5 excludes: adult respiratory distress syndrome associated with other conditions (518.82) pneumonia: aspiration (507.0) hypostatic (514) respiratory failure in other conditions (518.81, 518.83-518.84) Index entries containing 518.5: Complications respiratory 519.9 distress syndrome, adult, following trauma or surgery 518.5 insufficiency, acute, postoperative 518.5 Congestion, congestive lung 786.9 idiopathic, acute 518.5 Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome Woillez's (acute idiopathic pulmonary congestion) 518.5 Distress respiratory 786.09 adult syndrome (following shock, surgery, or trauma) 518.5 specified NEC 518.82 Drowned, drowning 994.1 lung 518.5 Failure, failed respiration, respiratory 518.81 due to trauma, surgery or shock 518.5 Insufficiency, insufficient lung (acute) (see also Insufficiency, pulmonary) 518.82 following trauma, surgery, or shock 518.5 pulmonary (acute) 518.82 following shock 518.5 surgery 518.5 trauma 518.5 respiratory 786.09 acute 518.82 following shock, surgery, or trauma 518.5 Respiratory - see also condition distress 786.09 syndrome (newborn) 769 adult (following shock, surgery, or trauma) 518.5 specified NEC 518.82 Shock 785.50 lung 518.5 Syndrome - see also Disease respiratory distress (idiopathic) (newborn) 769 adult (following shock, surgery, or trauma) 518.5 specified NEC 518.82 shock (traumatic) 958.4 lung 518.5 wet adult 518.5 Wet lung (syndrome) adult 518.5 Woillez's disease (acute idiopathic pulmonary congestion) 518.5