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J17.8 Pneumonia in other diseases classified elsewhere

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J17.8 is the ICD-10 code for Pneumonia in other diseases classified elsewhere. It is a four-character subcategory of J17 (Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere), 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

What J17.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Pneumonia (in):
    • ornithosis A70
    • Q fever A78
    • rheumatic fever I00
    • spirochaetal, not elsewhere classified A69.8

J17.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

J17.8Pneumoni vid andra sjukdomar som klassificeras på annan plats

NorwayICD-10-NO

J17.8Pneumoni ved annen sykdom klassifisert annet sted

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DJ178Pneumoni ved anden sygdom klassificeret andetsteds

GermanyICD-10-GM

J17.8Pneumonie bei sonstigen anderenorts klassifizierten Krankheiten

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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