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ICD-10-CM Code J18.2
Hypostatic pneumonia, unspecified organism

BILLABLE
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

J18.2 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of hypostatic pneumonia, 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
Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for J18.2 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.
Hypostatic bronchopneumonia
Passive pneumonia

MS-DRG Mapping

  • DRG Group #189 - Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

Pulmonary congestion and hypostasis (approximate match)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code J18.2 and a single ICD9 code, 514 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.


Parent Code: J18 - Pneumonia, unspecified organism

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