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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

J18.9

Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where J18.9 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. J18 Parent Pneumonia, unspecified organism
  2. J18.9 This code Pneumonia, unspecified organism

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.

Excludes1

congenital pneumonia ( P23.0 )

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes1

drug-induced interstitial lung disorder (J70.2-J70.4)

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes1

interstitial pneumonia NOS ( J84.9 )

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes1

neonatal aspiration pneumonia ( P24 .-)

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes1

pneumonitis due to fumes and vapors ( J68.0 )

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes1

usual interstitial pneumonia ( J84.178 )

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes2

abscess of lung with pneumonia ( J85.1 )

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes2

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

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes2

aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during pregnancy ( O29 )

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes2

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

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes2

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

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes2

aspiration pneumonia NOS ( J69.0 )

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes2

lipid pneumonia ( J69.1 )

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Excludes2

pneumonitis due to external agents (J67-J70)

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Code First

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

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Code Also

, if applicable, any associated condition such as:

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Code Also

aspiration pneumonia ( J69 .-)

Inherited from J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Version History

How J18.9 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Pneumonia, unspecified organism

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Related Codes

Other codes under J18

Codes whose official notes reference J18.9

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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