ICD-10-CM category
J15: Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
Codes under J15 (Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| J15.0 | Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae | ✓ |
| J15.1 | Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas | ✓ |
| J15.2 | Pneumonia due to staphylococcus | — |
| J15.3 | Pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B | ✓ |
| J15.4 | Pneumonia due to other streptococci | ✓ |
| J15.5 | Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli | ✓ |
| J15.6 | Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria | — |
| J15.7 | Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae | ✓ |
| J15.8 | Pneumonia due to other specified bacteria | ✓ |
| J15.9 | Unspecified bacterial pneumonia | ✓ |
| J15.20 | Pneumonia due to staphylococcus, unspecified | ✓ |
| J15.21 | Pneumonia due to staphylococcus aureus | — |
| J15.29 | Pneumonia due to other staphylococcus | ✓ |
| J15.61 | Pneumonia due to Acinetobacter baumannii | ✓ |
| J15.69 | Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria | ✓ |
| J15.211 | Pneumonia due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus | ✓ |
| J15.212 | Pneumonia due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus | ✓ |
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