Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified - J12
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code J12 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- bronchopneumonia due to viruses other than influenza viruses
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during labor and delivery (O74.0)
- aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during pregnancy (O29)
- aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during puerperium (O89.0)
- aspiration pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-)
- aspiration pneumonia NOS (J69.0)
- congenital pneumonia (P23.0)
- congenital rubella pneumonitis (P35.0)
- interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9)
- lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
- neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)
Code First: This note advises that another code should be sequenced as the principal diagnosis before the code with this note.
Category codeFirst:
- associated influenza, if applicable (J09.X1, J10.0-, J11.0-)
Code Also: It indicates that an additional code should be used alongside the primary code to capture related factors or associated conditions.
Category codeAlso:
- associated abscess, if applicable (J85.1)
These ranges represents subcategories of Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified. The "J12" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- J12.0 - Adenoviral pneumonia
- J12.1 - Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia
- J12.2 - Parainfluenza virus pneumonia
- J12.3 - Human metapneumovirus pneumonia
- J12.8 - Other viral pneumonia
- J12.81 - Pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus
- J12.82 - Pneumonia due to coronavirus disease 2019
- J12.89 - Other viral pneumonia
- J12.9 - Viral pneumonia, unspecified