ICD-10-CM · Chapter 10 · J00–J99
J15.9
Unspecified bacterial pneumonia
Diseases of the respiratory system
Quick facts
- Code
- J15.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 10 — Diseases of the respiratory system
- Category
- J15 — Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM J15.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of unspecified bacterial 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 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
- J15.212Pneumonia due to Methicillin resistant 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
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