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  4. Section - J09-J18
  5. Category - J15

Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified - J15

This notation helps users understand the scope of a code J15 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.

Category Includes:

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:

Code First: This note advises that another code should be sequenced as the principal diagnosis before the code with this note.

Category codeFirst:

Code Also: It indicates that an additional code should be used alongside the primary code to capture related factors or associated conditions.

Category codeAlso:

These ranges represents subcategories of Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified. The "J15" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.

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