J15.212
Pneumonia due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where J15.212 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- J15 Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
- J15.2 Pneumonia due to staphylococcus
- J15.21 Parent Pneumonia due to staphylococcus aureus
- J15.212 This code Pneumonia due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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 bacteria other than S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae
Inherited from J15 — Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
Excludes1
chlamydial pneumonia ( J16.0 )
Inherited from J15 — Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
Excludes1
congenital pneumonia ( P23 .-)
Inherited from J15 — Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
Code Also
, if applicable, any associated condition such as:
Inherited from J15 — Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
Version History
How J15.212 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentPneumonia due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedPneumonia due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Related Codes
Other codes under J15.21
Codes whose official notes reference J15.212
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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