Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 505
Pneumoconiosis, unspecified
  • Short description: Pneumoconiosis NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 505 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 505 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 505.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 505: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 505 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J64 Unspecified pneumoconiosis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Pneumoconiosis
  • Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis
  • Pneumoconiosis w tuberculosis
  • Pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 505:
  • Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic) 493.9
    • pneumoconiotic (occupational) NEC 505
  • 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
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of) 505
    • carbon electrode makers' 503
    • coal
      • miners' (simple) 500
      • workers' (simple) 500
    • cotton dust 504
    • diatomite fibrosis 502
    • fumes or vapors (from silo) 506.9
    • silicate NEC 502
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 505 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2012 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.