Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 748.5
Agenesis, hypoplasia, and dysplasia of lung
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 748.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 748.5 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: 748.5 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q33.2 Sequestration of lung
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q33.3 Agenesis of lung
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q33.6 Congenital hypoplasia and dysplasia of lung
Approximate Synonyms
  • Agenesis of lung
  • Congenital absence of lung
  • Congenital hypoplasia of lung
  • Congenital pulmonary hypoplasia
  • Congenital sequestration of lung
  • Pulmonary sequestration
Applies To
  • Absence of lung (fissures) (lobe)
  • Aplasia of lung
  • Hypoplasia of lung (lobe)
  • Sequestration of lung
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 748.5:
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • fissures of lungs (congenital) 748.5
    • lung (bilateral) (congenital) (fissure) (lobe) (unilateral) 748.5
  • Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
    • lung (bilateral) (fissures) (lobe) (unilateral) 748.5
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
    • lung (fissure) (lobe) NEC 748.60
      • agenesis 748.5
      • specified type NEC 748.69
  • Aplasia - see also Agenesis
    • lung (bilateral) (congenital) (unilateral) 748.5
  • Atresia, atretic (congenital) 759.89
    • lung 748.5
  • Dysplasia - see also Anomaly
    • lung 748.5
  • Fusion, fused (congenital)
    • lobe, lung 748.5
  • Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
    • lung (lobe) 748.5
  • Inadequate, inadequacy
    • development
      • child 783.40
      • fetus 764.9
        • affecting management of pregnancy 656.5
      • genitalia
        • after puberty NEC 259.0
        • congenital - see Hypoplasia, genitalia
      • lungs 748.5
      • organ or site NEC - see Hypoplasia, by site
  • Sequestration
    • lung (congenital) (extralobar) (intralobar) 748.5
  • Undeveloped, undevelopment - see also Hypoplasia
    • lung 748.5
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