J16.8 Pneumonia due to other specified infectious organisms
Instructional Notes:
J16.8 Description: Pneumonia due to other specified infectious organisms ↓
J16 Description: Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified Exclude1:
congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
ornithosis (A70)
pneumocystosis (B59)
pneumonia NOS (J18.9)
Code First:
, if applicable, associated influenza (J09.X1, J10.0-, J11.0-)
Code Also: [', if applicable, any associated condition such as:', 'abscess (J85.1)', 'aspiration pneumonia (J69.-)'] ↓
J09-J18 Description: Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) Exclude2:
allergic or eosinophilic pneumonia (J82)
aspiration pneumonia NOS (J69.0)
meconium pneumonia (P24.01)
neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)
pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-)
congenital pneumonia (P23.9)
lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
rheumatic pneumonia (I00)
ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)
Use Additional Code:
code, if applicable, to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
↓
J00-J99 Description: Diseases of the respiratory system Exclude2:
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes:
When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
Use Additional Code:
code, where applicable, to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)