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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

J15

Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.

Includes

bronchopneumonia due to bacteria other than S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae

Excludes1

chlamydial pneumonia ( J16.0 )

Excludes1

congenital pneumonia ( P23 .-)

Excludes1

Legionnaires' disease ( A48.1 )

Excludes1

spirochetal pneumonia ( A69.8 )

Code First

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

Code Also

, if applicable, any associated condition such as:

Code Also

abscess ( J85.1 )

Code Also

aspiration pneumonia ( J69 .-)

More Specific Codes

10 codes under J15

Version History

How J15 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

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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