ICD-10 diagnosis code
J16.8 Pneumonia due to other specified infectious organisms
J16.8 is the ICD-10 code for Pneumonia due to other specified infectious organisms. It is a four-character subcategory of J16 (Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block J09–J18 (Influenza and pneumonia) in Chapter X, Diseases of the respiratory system.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- X · J00–J99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
J16.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
J16.8Pneumoni orsakad av andra specificerade infektiösa organismer
J16.8Pneumoni som skyldes annen spesifisert mikroorganisme
DJ168Pneumoni forårsaget af andet infektiøst agens
J16.8Muun organismin aiheuttama keuhkokuume
J16.8Pneumonie durch sonstige näher bezeichnete Infektionserreger
J16.8Pneumopathie due à d'autres microorganismes infectieux
J16.8pneumonie door overige gespecificeerde infectieuze-organismen
J16.8Pneumonia due to other specified infectious organisms
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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