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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.

  1. J15 Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
  2. J15.2 Pneumonia due to staphylococcus
  3. J15.21 Parent Pneumonia due to staphylococcus aureus
  4. 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

Excludes1

Legionnaires' disease ( A48.1 )

Inherited from J15 — Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Excludes1

spirochetal pneumonia ( A69.8 )

Inherited from J15 — Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Code First

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

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

Code Also

abscess ( J85.1 )

Inherited from J15 — Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Code Also

aspiration pneumonia ( J69 .-)

Inherited from J15 — Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Version History

How J15.212 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Pneumonia due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Pneumonia due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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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