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J15

Non-Billable (Header)

Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Includes

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

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

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

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Code Also

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

Child Codes

J15.0Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
HCC 282
J15.1Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas
HCC 282
J15.2Pneumonia due to staphylococcus
J15.3Pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B
J15.4Pneumonia due to other streptococci
J15.5Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli
HCC 282
J15.6Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria
J15.7Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
J15.8Pneumonia due to other specified bacteria
HCC 282
J15.9Unspecified bacterial pneumonia

Code Hierarchy

└J15Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
└J15Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

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