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J18.0

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Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A type of pneumonia affecting the small airways and lung tissue where the specific causative organism is not identified.

Coding Tips

  • •Bronchopneumonia is a pattern of infection; verify no organism-specific code applies before using this unspecified code
  • •Query provider if organism is documented, as a more specific J15 or J16 code may be more appropriate

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • hypostatic bronchopneumonia (J18.2)
  • lipid pneumonia (J69.1)

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • acute bronchiolitis (J21.-)
  • chronic bronchiolitis (J44.89)
  • other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.89)

Code Hierarchy

└J18Pneumonia, unspecified organism└J18.0Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism
└J18.0Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism

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