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J15Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18)

Code Details

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ChapterChapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
SectionInfluenza and pneumonia (J09-J18)

Coding Notes

Includes

  • bronchopneumonia due to bacteria other than S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae

Excludes1 (never code both together)

  • chlamydial pneumonia (J16.0)
  • congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
  • Legionnaires' disease (A48.1)
  • spirochetal pneumonia (A69.8)

Code First

  • , if applicable, associated influenza (J09.X1, J10.0-, J11.0-)

Code Also

  • , if applicable, any associated condition such as:
  • abscess (J85.1)
  • aspiration pneumonia (J69.-)

Subcategories (10)

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