Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 517.8
Lung involvement in other diseases classified elsewhere
  • Short description: Lung involv in oth dis.
  • ICD-9-CM 517.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 517.8 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2010 version of ICD-9-CM 517.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 517.8: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 517.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J99 Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Approximate Synonyms
  • Juvenile dermatomyositis with respiratory involvement
  • Juvenile dermatopolymyositis w lung involvement
  • Juvenile dermatopolymyositis w respiratory involvement
  • Juvenile dermatopolymyositis with lung involvement
  • Lung disease due to connective tissue disorder
  • Lung disease with polymyositis
  • Lung disease with Sjögren's disease
  • Lung disease with Sj�gren's disease
  • Lung disease with systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Lung disorder due to autoimmune disorder
  • Lung disorder, secondary
  • Lung involvement associated with another disorder
  • Lung sarcoidosis w lymph node sarcoidosis
  • Lupus disease of the lung
  • Necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis
  • Polymyositis w lung involvement
  • Polymyositis w pulmonary involvement
  • Polymyositis with lung involvement
  • Polymyositis with pulmonary involvement
  • Pseudolymphoma of lung in Sj�gren's disease
  • Pulmonary amyloidosis
  • Pulmonary sarcoidosis
  • Sarcoid pulmonary calcification
  • Sarcoidosis of lung with sarcoidosis of lymph nodes
  • Sarcoidosis of the lung w lymph node sarcoidosis
  • Secondary lung disease
  • Sjogrens disease w lung involvement
  • Sjogrens disease with lung involvement
  • SLE w lung involvement
  • Stage 1 pulmonary sarcoidosis
  • Stage 2 pulmonary sarcoidosis
  • Stage 3 pulmonary sarcoidosis
  • Stage 4 pulmonary sarcoidosis
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus w/ lung involvement
517.8 Excludes
Code First
  • Code first underlying disease, as:
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 517.8:
  • Amyloidosis (familial) (general) (generalized) (genetic) (primary) 277.30
    • with lung involvement 277.39 [517.8]
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • pulmonary - see also Disease, lung
      • amyloid 277.39 [517.8]
      • artery 417.9
      • circulation, circulatory 417.9
      • diffuse obstructive (chronic) 496
        • with
          • acute bronchitis 491.22
          • asthma (chronic) (obstructive) 493.2
          • exacerbation NEC (acute) 491.21
      • heart (chronic) 416.9
      • hypertensive (vascular) 416.0
      • obstructive diffuse (chronic) 496
      • valve (see also Endocarditis, pulmonary) 424.3
    • Sjögren (-Gougerot) 710.2
      • with lung involvement 710.2 [517.8]
  • Lupus 710.0
  • Polymyositis (acute) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) 710.4
  • Sarcoid (any site) 135
    • with lung involvement 135 [517.8]
  • Sarcoidosis 135
    • lung 135 [517.8]
  • Sjögren (-Gougerot) syndrome or disease (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) 710.2
    • with lung involvement 710.2 [517.8]
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Sjögren (-Gougerot) (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) 710.2
      • with lung involvement 710.2 [517.8]
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