ICD-10-CM · Chapter 10 · J00–J99
J12.1
Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia
Diseases of the respiratory system
Quick facts
- Code
- J12.1
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 10 — Diseases of the respiratory system
- Category
- J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM J12.1 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in J12
- J12Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
- J12.0Adenoviral pneumonia
- J12.2Parainfluenza virus pneumonia
- J12.3Human metapneumovirus pneumonia
- J12.8Other viral pneumonia
- J12.81Pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus
- J12.82Pneumonia due to coronavirus disease 2019
- J12.89Other viral pneumonia
- J12.9Viral pneumonia, unspecified
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