Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism
Billable / specific
J18.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from J18)
- 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.
- hypostatic bronchopneumonia (J18.2)
- lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
- congenital pneumonia (P23.0) (from J18)
- drug-induced interstitial lung disorder (J70.2-J70.4) (from J18)
- interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9) (from J18)
- neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-) (from J18)
- pneumonitis due to fumes and vapors (J68.0) (from J18)
- usual interstitial pneumonia (J84.178) (from J18)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- acute bronchiolitis (J21.-)
- chronic bronchiolitis (J44.89)
- other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.89)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J18)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J18)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J18)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J18)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J18)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J18)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J18)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J18)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J18)
- allergic or eosinophilic pneumonia (J82) (from J18)
- aspiration pneumonia NOS (J69.0) (from J18)
- meconium pneumonia (P24.01) (from J18)
- neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-) (from J18)
- pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-) (from J18)
- congenital pneumonia (P23.9) (from J18)
- lipid pneumonia (J69.1) (from J18)
- rheumatic pneumonia (I00) (from J18)
- ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851) (from J18)
- abscess of lung with pneumonia (J85.1) (from J18)
- aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during labor and delivery (O74.0) (from J18)
- aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during pregnancy (O29) (from J18)
- aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during puerperium (O89.0) (from J18)
- aspiration pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-) (from J18)
- aspiration pneumonia NOS (J69.0) (from J18)
- lipid pneumonia (J69.1) (from J18)
- pneumonitis due to external agents (J67-J70) (from J18)
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 J18)
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J18)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J18)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J18)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J18)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J18)
- tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J18)
- code, if applicable, to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from J18)
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
Also known as
- Bronchoalveolitis
- Pneumonia, broncho-, bronchial
Parent code
- J18Pneumonia, unspecified organismHeader