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Table 5 Interstitial lung disease definition

From: Incidence and complications of interstitial lung disease in users of tocilizumab, rituximab, abatacept and anti-tumor necrosis factor α agents, a retrospective cohort study

ILD definition

ICD-9-CM code

ICD-9-CM description

Codes in the standard, specific definition of ILD

515.xx

Post-inflammatory pulmonary fibrosis

516.30

Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia not otherwise specified

516.31

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

516.32

Idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonitis

516.33

Acute interstitial pneumonitis

516.34

Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease

516.35

Idiopathic lymphoid interstitial pneumonia

516.36

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

516.37

Desquamative interstitial pneumonia

Additional codes added in the sensitive definition

516.8x

Other specified alveolar and parietoalveolar pneumonopathies

516.9x

Unspecified alveolar and parietoalveolar pneumonopathy

714.81

Rheumatoid lung