J15.4

Pneumonia due to other streptococci

Billable / specific

J15.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

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).

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B (J15.3)
pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae (J13)
chlamydial pneumonia (J16.0) (from J15)
congenital pneumonia (P23.-) (from J15)
Legionnaires' disease (A48.1) (from J15)
spirochetal pneumonia (A69.8) (from J15)

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)

Sequence the underlying condition first.

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)

An additional code may be needed.