Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Other viral pneumonia
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2024 · 04-01code, if applicable, to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
associated abscess, if applicable (J85.1)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2024 · 04-01
Effective from
Other viral pneumonia
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2024 · 04-01| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
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).
code, if applicable, to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
bronchopneumonia due to viruses other than influenza viruses
associated abscess, if applicable (J85.1)
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| J12.0 | Adenoviral pneumonia | Billable / specific |
| J12.1 | Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia | Billable / specific |
| J12.2 | Parainfluenza virus pneumonia | Billable / specific |
| J12.3 | Human metapneumovirus pneumonia | Billable / specific |
| J12.9 | Viral pneumonia, unspecified | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗