ICD-10-CM Code J18.0
Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.J18.0 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code J18 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 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 770.0 |
Coding Notes for J18.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Hypostatic bronchopneumonia - instead, use code J18.2
- Lipid pneumonia - instead, use code J69.1
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Acute bronchiolitis - instead, use code J21.-
- Chronic bronchiolitis - instead, use code J44.9
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #193-195 - Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCC.
- DRG Group #193-195 - Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with CC.
- DRG Group #193-195 - Simple pneumonia and pleurisy without CC or MCC.
- DRG Group #793 - Full term neonate with major problems.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Confluent bronchopneumonia with abscess formation (disorder)
- Influenzal bronchopneumonia (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'J18.0 - Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 485 was previously used, J18.0 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: J18 - Pneumonia, unspecified organism