ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Respiratory diseases principally affecting the lung...
CB02 — Pulmonary eosinophilia
CB02.1 — Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonitis

ICD-11 CB02.1 — Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonitis

This is an idiopathic disease in which a certain type of white blood cell called an eosinophil accumulates in the lung. These cells cause disruption of the normal air spaces (alveoli) where oxygen is extracted from the atmosphere.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

Diagnosis with code CB02.1 contains 4 clarifying diagnoses:

1. CB02.10 — Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonitis
2. CB02.11 — Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonitis
3. CB02.1Y — Other specified idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonitis
4. CB02.1Z — Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonitis, unspecified