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ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified bacterial pneumonia J15.9

ICD-10 code J15.9 for Unspecified bacterial pneumonia is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Unspecified bacterial pneumonia
Pneumonia due to gram-positive bacteria

J15

Includes: bronchopneumonia due to bacteria other than S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae

Excludes1: chlamydial pneumonia (J16.0)
congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
Legionnaires' disease (A48.1)
spirochetal pneumonia (A69.8)

Code first associated influenza, if applicable (J09.X1, J10.0-, J11.0-)

Code also: associated abscess, if applicable (J85.1)

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Oral Fluid Coding (J15)
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Other "specified" organism or like this
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Other "specified" organism or like this
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Please help answer a dispute.
You would not code the B96.0 in addition because J15.7 is already a combination code that includes the information about the organism. Per the ICD-10 guidelines "Multiple coding should not be used wh... [ Read More ]
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