Pneumonia, viral
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Pneumonia, viral |
| ICD10 code: | J12 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | CAP-Community Acquired Pneumonia, HAP-Hospital Acquired Pneumonia, VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | 2019-0: Respiratory Infection |
| Start Date: | |
| Stop Date: | |
| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
| External ICD10 Documentation | |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
Additional Info
- Influenza pneumonia IS NOT included here -- it has its own code Influenza pneumonia. Also see Influenza in ICD10.
- The diagnosis of VAP Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP) supercedes this code.
- To code viral hospital-acquired pneumonia, link this code with Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS
- Without that other code, it represents a CAP.
See also:
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP)
- Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in ICD10
- Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in ICD10
- Pneumonia, NOS
- Aspiration pneumonitis/pneumonia
- Influenza pneumonia
| Pneumonia codes: |
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS -- add this to make viral hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP)
Related CCI Codes
Related Articles
Show all ICD10 Subcategories