Diagnosis Code

J15.4 PNEUMONIA DUE TO OTHER STREPTOCOCCI


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J15.4

Short Description: Pneumonia due to other streptococci

Long Description: Pneumonia due to other streptococci

The code J15.4 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18)
      • Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified (J15)
        • J15.4 Pneumonia due to other streptococci

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bronchopneumonia due to Group A Streptococcus
  • Bronchopneumonia due to Streptococcus
  • Pneumonia due to infection by Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Pneumonia due to Streptococcus
  • Streptococcus pyogenes infection
  • Streptococcus pyogenes infection

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J15.4 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 J15.4 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B (@J15.3*)
    • pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae (@J13*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J15.4 Right Arrow 482.31 Pneumonia strptococcus a
482.39 Pneumonia oth strep

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
J15 Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
J15.0 Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
J15.1 Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas
J15.2 Pneumonia due to staphylococcus
J15.20 Pneumonia due to staphylococcus, unspecified
J15.21 Pneumonia due to staphylococcus aureus
J15.211 Pneumonia due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
J15.212 Pneumonia due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J15.29 Pneumonia due to other staphylococcus
J15.3 Pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B
J15.5 Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli
J15.6 Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria
J15.61 Pneumonia due to Acinetobacter baumannii
J15.69 Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria
J15.7 Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
J15.8 Pneumonia due to other specified bacteria
J15.9 Unspecified bacterial pneumonia


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