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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

J12.1

Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where J12.1 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. J12 Parent Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
  2. J12.1 This code Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Includes

bronchopneumonia due to viruses other than influenza viruses

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Inclusion Terms

RSV pneumonia

Excludes2

aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during labor and delivery ( O74.0 )

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during pregnancy ( O29 )

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during puerperium ( O89.0 )

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

aspiration pneumonia due to solids and liquids ( J69 .-)

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

aspiration pneumonia NOS ( J69.0 )

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

congenital pneumonia ( P23.0 )

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

congenital rubella pneumonitis ( P35.0 )

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

interstitial pneumonia NOS ( J84.9 )

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

lipid pneumonia ( J69.1 )

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

neonatal aspiration pneumonia ( P24 .-)

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Code First

associated influenza, if applicable ( J09.X1 , J10.0- , J11.0- )

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Code Also

associated abscess, if applicable ( J85.1 )

Inherited from J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Version History

How J12.1 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia

Related Codes

Other codes under J12

Codes whose official notes reference J12.1

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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