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 |
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External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
- Influenza pneumonia IS included here, by combining this code with the "bug code" for influenza virus.
- 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
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
Pneumonia codes: |
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Code the specific virus.
- Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS -- add this to make viral hospital-acquired pneumonia
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