Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 502
Pneumoconiosis due to other silica or silicates
  • Short description: Silica pneumocon NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 502 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 502 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 502.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 502: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 502 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J62.8 Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica
Approximate Synonyms
  • Pneumoconiosis due to silica
  • Pneumoconiosis due to talc
  • Silicosis
  • Talcosis
Applies To
  • Pneumoconiosis due to talc
  • Silicotic fibrosis (massive) of lung
  • Silicosis (simple) (complicated)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 502:
  • Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) 493.9
    • grinders' 502
    • millstone makers' 502
    • potters' 502
    • sandblasters' 502
    • stonemasons' 502
  • Axe grinders' disease 502
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (hypostatic) (infectious) (inflammatory) (simple) 490
    • moulders' 502
  • Calcicosis (occupational) 502
  • Chalicosis (occupational) (pulmonum) 502
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • ax(e)-grinders' 502
    • diatomaceous earth 502
    • flint 502
    • Fuller's earth 502
    • Gannister (occupational) 502
    • grinders' 502
    • metal polishers' 502
    • stonemasons' 502
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic
    • lung (atrophic) (capillary) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) 515
      • with
        • anthracosilicosis (occupational) 500
        • anthracosis (occupational) 500
        • asbestosis (occupational) 501
        • bagassosis (occupational) 495.1
        • bauxite 503
        • berylliosis (occupational) 503
        • byssinosis (occupational) 504
        • calcicosis (occupational) 502
        • chalicosis (occupational) 502
        • dust reticulation (occupational) 504
        • farmers' lung 495.0
        • gannister disease (occupational) 502
        • graphite 503
        • pneumonoconiosis (occupational) 505
        • pneumosiderosis (occupational) 503
        • siderosis (occupational) 503
        • silicosis (occupational) 502
        • tuberculosis (see also Tuberculosis) 011.4
      • diffuse (idiopathic) (interstitial) 516.31
      • due to
        • bauxite 503
        • fumes or vapors (chemical) (inhalation) 506.4
        • graphite 503
      • following radiation 508.1
      • postinflammatory 515
      • silicotic (massive) (occupational) 502
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 011.4
  • Fuller's earth disease 502
  • Gannister disease (occupational) 502
    • with tuberculosis - see Tuberculosis, pulmonary
  • Granite workers' lung 502
  • Grinders'
    • asthma 502
    • lung 502
  • Kaolinosis 502
  • Lithosis (occupational) 502
    • with tuberculosis - see Tuberculosis, pulmonary
  • Masons' lung 502
  • Metal
    • polishers' disease 502
  • Millstone makers' asthma or lung 502
  • Moulders'
    • bronchitis 502
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) 505
    • diatomite fibrosis 502
    • dust NEC 504
      • inorganic 503
      • lime 502
      • marble 502
      • organic NEC 504
    • mica 502
    • silica NEC 502
    • silicate NEC 502
    • talc 502
  • Potter's
    • asthma 502
    • lung 502
  • Sandblasters'
    • asthma 502
    • lung 502
  • Silicosis, silicotic (complicated) (occupational) (simple) 502
    • fibrosis, lung (confluent) (massive) (occupational) 502
    • non-nodular 503
    • pulmonum 502
  • Slate-dressers' lung 502
  • Slate-miners' lung 502
  • Stonecutters' lung 502
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 011.4
  • Stonemasons'
    • asthma, disease, or lung 502
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 011.4
  • Talcosis 502
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