Pneumonia due to staphylococcus aureus
Non-billable header
J15.21 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from J15)
- bronchopneumonia due to bacteria other than S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae
- Note: When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J15)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J15)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J15)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J15)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J15)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J15)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J15)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J15)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J15)
- allergic or eosinophilic pneumonia (J82) (from J15)
- aspiration pneumonia NOS (J69.0) (from J15)
- meconium pneumonia (P24.01) (from J15)
- neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-) (from J15)
- pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-) (from J15)
- congenital pneumonia (P23.9) (from J15)
- lipid pneumonia (J69.1) (from J15)
- rheumatic pneumonia (I00) (from J15)
- ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851) (from J15)
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition first.
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code, where applicable, to identify: (from J15)
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J15)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J15)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J15)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J15)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J15)
- tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J15)
- code, if applicable, to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from J15)
Code also
An additional code may be needed.