ICD-10-CM category
J15 Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
J15 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 14 complete codes below.
Codes in J15
- J15.0Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
- J15.1Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas
- J15.20Pneumonia due to staphylococcus, unspecified
- J15.211Pneumonia due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
- J15.212Pneumonia due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- J15.29Pneumonia due to other staphylococcus
- J15.3Pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B
- J15.4Pneumonia due to other streptococci
- J15.5Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli
- J15.61Pneumonia due to Acinetobacter baumannii
- J15.69Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria
- J15.7Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- J15.8Pneumonia due to other specified bacteria
- J15.9Unspecified bacterial pneumonia
Outside the US? J15 in the international WHO ICD-10 lists its inclusion and exclusion notes.
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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