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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