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Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 518
Other diseases of lung
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 9 ICD-9-CM codes below 518 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • A disorder characterized by the collapse of part or the entire lung
  • Absence of air in the entire or part of a lung, such as an incompletely inflated neonate lung or a collapsed adult lung. Pulmonary atelectasis can be caused by airway obstruction, lung compression, fibrotic contraction, or other factors
  • Collapse of all or part of a lung due to bronchial plugging or the chest cavity being opened to atomspheric pressure
  • Failure of the lung to expand (inflate) completely. This may be caused by a blocked airway, a tumor, general anesthesia, pneumonia or other lung infections, lung disease, or long-term bedrest with shallow breathing. Sometimes called a collapsed lung
  • The collapse of part or the entire lung due to airway obstruction, infection, tumor, or general anesthesia
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