J16.8 PNEUMONIA DUE TO OTHER SPECIFIED INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J16.8
Short Description: Pneumonia due to other specified infectious organisms
Long Description: Pneumonia due to other specified infectious organisms
Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code J16.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
- Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18)
  - Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified (J16)

Synonyms

Fungal infection of lung
Infestation by Pneumonyssus
Infestation by Pneumonyssus simicola
Leishmanial pneumonia
Pneumonia caused by Schistosoma haematobium
Pneumonia due to parasitic infestation
Pneumonia due to parasitic infestation
Pneumonia due to parasitic infestation
Pulmonary filariasis
Pulmonary nematodiasis
Pulmonary nematodiasis
Pulmonary schistosomiasis
Rickettsial pneumonia
Schistosoma haematobium infection

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J16.8 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

Simple Pneumonia And Pleurisy With Mcc (193)
Simple Pneumonia And Pleurisy With Cc (194)
Simple Pneumonia And Pleurisy Without Cc/mcc (195)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
J16.8		483.8	Pneumon oth spec orgnsm

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
J16	Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified
J16.0	Chlamydial pneumonia

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024

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