J17 — Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere
Part of Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system , block Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) .
Official Notes
Code First
underlying disease, such as:
Code First
Q fever ( A78 )
Code First
rheumatic fever ( I00 )
Code First
schistosomiasis (B65.0-B65.9)
Code Also
, if applicable, any associated condition such as:
Code Also
abscess ( J85.1 )
Code Also
aspiration pneumonia ( J69 .-)
Excludes1
candidial pneumonia ( B37.1 )
Excludes1
chlamydial pneumonia ( J16.0 )
Excludes1
gonorrheal pneumonia ( A54.84 )
Excludes1
histoplasmosis pneumonia (B39.0-B39.2)
Excludes1
measles pneumonia ( B05.2 )
Excludes1
nocardiosis pneumonia ( A43.0 )
Excludes1
pneumocystosis ( B59 )
Excludes1
pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii ( B59 )
Excludes1
pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jirovecii ( B59 )
Excludes1
pneumonia in actinomycosis ( A42.0 )
Excludes1
pneumonia in anthrax ( A22.1 )
Excludes1
pneumonia in ascariasis ( B77.81 )
Excludes1
pneumonia in aspergillosis (B44.0-B44.1)
Excludes1
pneumonia in coccidioidomycosis (B38.0-B38.2)
Excludes1
pneumonia in cytomegalovirus disease ( B25.0 )
Excludes1
pneumonia in toxoplasmosis ( B58.3 )
Excludes1
rubella pneumonia ( B06.81 )
Excludes1
salmonella pneumonia ( A02.22 )
Excludes1
spirochetal infection NEC with pneumonia ( A69.8 )
Excludes1
tularemia pneumonia ( A21.2 )
Excludes1
typhoid fever with pneumonia ( A01.03 )
Excludes1
varicella pneumonia ( B01.2 )
Excludes1
whooping cough with pneumonia (A37 with fifth-character 1)
Child Codes
J17 has no child codes in the FY 2027 release -- it is used on its own.
FY 2027 effective October 1, 2026 · CDC NCHS and CMS