ICD-9 code 483 for Pneumonia due to other specified organism is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-488).
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I relied heavily on the Appendix A.
Tabbed it MODS DEF (Pg. 483 CPT 2015 Standard Ed.) to help with those decisions of when to use.
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