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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 482.84
Pneumonia due to Legionnaires' disease
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 482.84 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 482.84 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 482.84 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A48.1 Legionnaires' disease
Approximate Synonyms
  • Legionnaires disease
  • Legionnaire's disease
Clinical Information
  • An acute, sometimes fatal, pneumonia-like bacterial infection characterized by high fever, malaise, muscle aches, respiratory disorders and headache. It is named for an outbreak at the 1976 philadelphia convention of the american legion
  • Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia caused by bacteria. You usually get it by breathing in mist from water that contains the bacteria. The mist may come from hot tubs, showers or air-conditioning units for large buildings. The bacteria don't spread from person to person.symptoms of legionnaires' disease include fever, chills, a cough and sometimes muscle aches and headaches. Other types of pneumonia have similar symptoms. You will probably need a chest x-ray to diagnose the pneumonia. Lab tests can detect the specific bacteria that cause legionnaires' disease. The bacteria are more likely to make you sick if you
    • are older than 65
    • smoke
    • have a lung disease
    • have a weak immune system
    legionnaires' disease is serious and can be life-threatening. However, most people recover with antibiotic treatment. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 482.84:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Legionnaires' 482.84
  • Legionnaires' disease 482.84
  • Pneumonia (acute) (Alpenstich) (benign) (bilateral) (brain) (cerebral) (circumscribed) (congestive) (creeping) (delayed resolution) (double) (epidemic) (fever) (flash) (fulminant) (fungoid) (granulomatous) (hemorrhagic) (incipient) (infantile) (infectious) (infiltration) (insular) (intermittent) (latent) (lobe) (migratory) (newborn) (organized) (overwhelming) (primary) (progressive) (pseudolobar) (purulent) (resolved) (secondary) (senile) (septic) (suppurative) (terminal) (true) (unresolved) (vesicular) 486
    • Legionnaires' 482.84
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