ICD-10-CM · Chapter 10 · J00–J99
J12.81
Pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus
Diseases of the respiratory system
Quick facts
- Code
- J12.81
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 10 — Diseases of the respiratory system
- Category
- J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM J12.81 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of pneumonia due to sars-associated coronavirus. 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
- J12.1Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia
- J12.2Parainfluenza virus pneumonia
- J12.3Human metapneumovirus pneumonia
- J12.8Other viral pneumonia
- J12.82Pneumonia due to coronavirus disease 2019
- J12.89Other viral pneumonia
- J12.9Viral pneumonia, unspecified
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