J18Non-billable
Pneumonia, unspecified organism
Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system
Excludes2
8 items
Excludes2
- •abscess of lung with pneumonia (J85.1)
- •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)
- •lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
- •pneumonitis due to external agents (J67-J70)
Coding Guidance
J18 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
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9 items
Excludes2
From J00-J99:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •
- •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)
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Use Additional Code
Notes
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Notes
From J00-J99:
- •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).