FY2025
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Hypostatic pneumonia, unspecified organism
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2025code, if applicable, to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
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 · FY2025
Effective from
Hypostatic pneumonia, unspecified organism
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2025| 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 | Inherited rules changed |
| 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 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| 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 |
Historical mapping only; not an automatic code substitution.
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.-)
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| J18.0 | Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism | Billable / specific |
| J18.1 | Lobar pneumonia, unspecified organism | Billable / specific |
| J18.8 | Other pneumonia, unspecified organism | Billable / specific |
| J18.9 | Pneumonia, unspecified organism | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · hypostatic bronchopneumonia (J18.2)
Excludes 1 · hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2)
Excludes 1 · passive pneumonia (J18.2)
Excludes 2 · hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2)