Diagnosis Code

J12.1 RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS PNEUMONIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J12.1

Short Description: Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia

Long Description: Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia

The code J12.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18)
      • Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified (J12)
        • J12.1 Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bronchopneumonia due to respiratory syncytial virus
  • Bronchopneumonia due to virus
  • Pneumonia due to respiratory syncytial virus
  • Respiratory syncytial virus bronchitis
  • Respiratory syncytial virus infection
  • Respiratory syncytial virus infection

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J12.1 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Simple Pneumonia And Pleurisy With Mcc (193)
  • Simple Pneumonia And Pleurisy With Cc (194)
  • Simple Pneumonia And Pleurisy Without Cc/mcc (195)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J12.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • RSV pneumonia

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J12.1 Right Arrow 480.1 Resp syncyt viral pneum

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
J12 Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
J12.0 Adenoviral pneumonia
J12.2 Parainfluenza virus pneumonia
J12.3 Human metapneumovirus pneumonia
J12.8 Other viral pneumonia
J12.81 Pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus
J12.82 Pneumonia due to coronavirus disease 2019
J12.89 Other viral pneumonia
J12.9 Viral pneumonia, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023