Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified - J16
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:
- congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
- ornithosis (A70)
- pneumocystosis (B59)
- pneumonia NOS (J18.9)
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 Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified. The "J16" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.