J17

Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere

Billable / Specific Code

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These codes cannot be used together with the current code, even if both conditions are present.

• candidial pneumonia (B37.1)
• chlamydial pneumonia (J16.0)
• gonorrheal pneumonia (A54.84)
• histoplasmosis pneumonia (B39.0-B39.2)
• measles pneumonia (B05.2)
• nocardiosis pneumonia (A43.0)
• pneumocystosis (B59)
• pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii (B59)
• pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jirovecii (B59)
• pneumonia in actinomycosis (A42.0)
• pneumonia in anthrax (A22.1)
• pneumonia in ascariasis (B77.81)
• pneumonia in aspergillosis (B44.0-B44.1)
• pneumonia in coccidioidomycosis (B38.0-B38.2)
• pneumonia in cytomegalovirus disease (B25.0)
• pneumonia in toxoplasmosis (B58.3)
• rubella pneumonia (B06.81)
• salmonella pneumonia (A02.22)
• spirochetal infection NEC with pneumonia (A69.8)
• tularemia pneumonia (A21.2)
• typhoid fever with pneumonia (A01.03)
• varicella pneumonia (B01.2)
• whooping cough with pneumonia (A37 with fifth-character 1)

These codes can be used together with the current code if both conditions are documented.

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