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== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
*Mainly, this code is used when it's believed an infectious pneumonia is present, but if the ''type'' of organism is not known (i.e. it can not be coded more specifically).
Pneumonia, NOS should be used when there is a presumed pneumonia but the team is unsure what kind of organism is involved (bacteria, virus, fungus). So simply not having an organism from culture doesn't necessarily mean that Pneumonia, NOS should be used. If, for example, the team is assuming that it's a bacterial pneumonia (and treating it as such), but doesn't know which bacterium, then use Pneumonia, bacterial + Infectious organism, unknown
 


{{ICD10 Guideline Pneumonia}}
{{ICD10 Guideline Pneumonia}}