J12Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18)
Coding Notes
Includes
- bronchopneumonia due to viruses other than influenza viruses
Excludes2 (not part of this condition — may code both)
- aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during labor and delivery (O74.0)
- aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during pregnancy (O29)
- aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during puerperium (O89.0)
- aspiration pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-)
- aspiration pneumonia NOS (J69.0)
- congenital pneumonia (P23.0)
- congenital rubella pneumonitis (P35.0)
- interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9)
- lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
- neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)
Code First
- associated influenza, if applicable (J09.X1, J10.0-, J11.0-)
Code Also
- associated abscess, if applicable (J85.1)
Subcategories (6)
- J12.0 Adenoviral pneumonia
- J12.1 Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia
- J12.2 Parainfluenza virus pneumonia
- J12.3 Human metapneumovirus pneumonia
- J12.8 Other viral pneumonia
- J12.9 Viral pneumonia, unspecified