J15Bacterial 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 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)
- J15.0 Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
- J15.1 Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas
- J15.2 Pneumonia due to staphylococcus
- J15.3 Pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B
- J15.4 Pneumonia due to other streptococci
- J15.5 Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli
- J15.6 Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria
- J15.7 Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- J15.8 Pneumonia due to other specified bacteria
- J15.9 Unspecified bacterial pneumonia