HAP-Hospital Acquired Pneumonia

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This page is about the pre-ICD10 diagnosis coding schema. See the ICD10 Diagnosis List, or the following for similar diagnoses in ICD10:Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS, Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in ICD10

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Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) or nosocomial pneumonia refers to pneumonia contracted by a non ventilated or ventilated patient after at least 48 hours of being admitted to a hospital. *If a pathogen IS isolated from a culture which is drawn greater than 48 hrs AFTER admission, code as a HAP with organism. Note: a sterile aspiration can become superinfected while in hospital.

  • NOTE: if there is insufficient criteria for a VAP in ventilated patients with positive cultures, the patient may still have a HAP.
  • RE: patients from GG7(HSC)-even though this is considered a nursing home type ward,patients who acquire pneumonia and meet the HAP criteria will be called HAP.


  • Also see:
Pneumonia Etiology not clear (code 36-00)
CAP Community acquired pneumonia
VAP Ventilator acquired/associated pneumonia