J18
Pneumonia, unspecified organism
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Excludes1
congenital pneumonia ( P23.0 )
Excludes1
drug-induced interstitial lung disorder (J70.2-J70.4)
Excludes1
interstitial pneumonia NOS ( J84.9 )
Excludes1
neonatal aspiration pneumonia ( P24 .-)
Excludes1
pneumonitis due to fumes and vapors ( J68.0 )
Excludes1
usual interstitial pneumonia ( J84.178 )
Excludes2
abscess of lung with pneumonia ( J85.1 )
Excludes2
aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during labor and delivery ( O74.0 )
Excludes2
aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during pregnancy ( O29 )
Excludes2
aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during puerperium ( O89.0 )
Excludes2
aspiration pneumonia due to solids and liquids ( J69 .-)
Excludes2
aspiration pneumonia NOS ( J69.0 )
Excludes2
lipid pneumonia ( J69.1 )
Excludes2
pneumonitis due to external agents (J67-J70)
Code Also
, if applicable, any associated condition such as:
Code Also
aspiration pneumonia ( J69 .-)
More Specific Codes
5 codes under J18
Version History
How J18 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentPneumonia, unspecified organism
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedPneumonia, unspecified organism
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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