ICD-10-CM Code J12.8
Other viral pneumonia
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code J12.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of J12.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other viral pneumonia' in more detail.
- J12.8 Other viral pneumonia NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code J12 is used to code Bronchopneumonia
Bronchopneumonia, bronchial pneumonia or bronchogenic pneumonia (not to be confused with lobar pneumonia) is the acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles. It is a type of pneumonia characterized by multiple foci of isolated, acute consolidation, affecting one or more pulmonary lobules.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease, Pulmonology |
| MeSH Codes: | D011014, D011014, D011014, D011014, D011014, D011014, D011014, D011014, D011024 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 770.0, 480 |
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'J12.8 - Other viral pneumonia'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code J12.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: J12 - Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified