ICD-10-CM · Chapter 10 · J00–J99
J15.212
Pneumonia due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Diseases of the respiratory system
Quick facts
- Code
- J15.212
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 10 — Diseases of the respiratory system
- Category
- J15 — Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM J15.212 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of pneumonia due to methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. 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 J15
- J15Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
- J15.0Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
- J15.1Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas
- J15.2Pneumonia due to staphylococcus
- J15.20Pneumonia due to staphylococcus, unspecified
- J15.21Pneumonia due to staphylococcus aureus
- J15.211Pneumonia due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
- J15.29Pneumonia due to other staphylococcus
- J15.3Pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B
- J15.4Pneumonia due to other streptococci
- J15.5Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli
- J15.6Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria
- J15.61Pneumonia due to Acinetobacter baumannii
- J15.69Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria
- J15.7Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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