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ICD-10 J15 - Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

J15

ICD-10 Not billable

Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Code first: associated influenza, if applicable (J09.X1, J10.0-, J11.0-)
Code also: associated abscess, if applicable (J85.1)
Use additional code:
  • code, where applicable, to identify: (per Chapter 10)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (per Chapter 10)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (per Chapter 10)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (per Chapter 10)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (per Chapter 10)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-) (per Chapter 10)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0) (per Chapter 10)
Specifically for this code:
  • bronchopneumonia due to bacteria other than S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae
Specifically for this code:
  • chlamydial pneumonia (J16.0)
  • congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
  • Legionnaires' disease (A48.1)
  • spirochetal pneumonia (A69.8)
From Section J09-J18:
  • allergic or eosinophilic pneumonia (J82)
  • aspiration pneumonia NOS (J69.0)
  • meconium pneumonia (P24.01)
  • neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)
  • pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-)
  • congenital pneumonia (P23.9)
  • lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
  • rheumatic pneumonia (I00)
  • ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)
From Chapter 10:
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
From Chapter 10:
  • When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
J15 is a "category code," which means it's non-billable. Billable codes require more specificity. Use the list below to navigate to codes that are more specific:
10
J15.0
Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
Billable
10
J15.1
Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas
Billable
10
J15.2
Pneumonia due to staphylococcus
10
J15.3
Pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B
Billable
10
J15.4
Pneumonia due to other streptococci
Billable
10
J15.5
Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli
Billable
10
J15.6
Pneumonia due to other aerobic Gram-negative bacteria
Billable
10
J15.7
Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Billable
10
J15.8
Pneumonia due to other specified bacteria
Billable
10
J15.9
Unspecified bacterial pneumonia
Billable
      
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