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Diagnosis Code

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

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 oth infectious organisms, NEC (J16)
        • J16.8 Pneumonia due to other specified infectious organisms

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Fungal infection of lung
  • Infestation by Pneumonyssus
  • Infestation by Pneumonyssus simicola
  • Leishmanial pneumonia
  • Pneumonia due to parasitic infestation
  • Pneumonia due to parasitic infestation
  • Pneumonia due to parasitic infestation
  • Pneumonia due to Schistosoma haematobium
  • 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 v39.0)
  • 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 Right Arrow 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: 10/1/2023

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