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J15.9 - Unspecified bacterial pneumonia


The ICD 10 Code for Unspecified bacterial pneumonia is listed as J15.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: J15.9
Description: Unspecified bacterial pneumonia
  • Pneumonia due to gram-positive bacteria
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
193 - Simple Pneumonia & Pleurisy W Mcc
194 - Simple Pneumonia & Pleurisy W Cc
195 - Simple Pneumonia & Pleurisy W/o Cc/mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
974 - Hiv W Major Related Condition W Mcc
975 - Hiv W Major Related Condition W Cc
976 - Hiv W Major Related Condition W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Block Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18)
Parent J15 - Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 482.9 - Bacterial pneumonia, unspecified
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of J15.9:
J15.0 - Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
J15.1 - Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas
J15.2 - Pneumonia due to staphylococcus
J15.3 - Pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B
J15.4 - Pneumonia due to other streptococci
J15.5 - Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli
J15.6 - Pneumonia due to other aerobic Gram-negative bacteria
J15.7 - Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
J15.8 - Pneumonia due to other specified bacteria