Other viral pneumonia

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

J12.81 Pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus
J12.82 Pneumonia due to coronavirus disease 2019
J12.89 Other viral pneumonia

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Other viral pneumonia
FY2010 Removed from the draft draft
FY2012 Returned to the draft draft

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from J12 Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 - not included here

aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during labor and delivery (O74.0)
aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during pregnancy (O29)
aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during puerperium (O89.0)
aspiration pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-)
aspiration pneumonia NOS (J69.0)
congenital pneumonia (P23.0)
congenital rubella pneumonitis (P35.0)
interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9)
lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)

Code first

associated influenza, if applicable (J09.X1, J10.0-, J11.0-)

Code also

associated abscess, if applicable (J85.1)

Includes

bronchopneumonia due to viruses other than influenza viruses

Inherited from the J09-J18 section Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18)

Excludes2 - not included here

allergic or eosinophilic pneumonia (J82)
meconium pneumonia (P24.01)
pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-)
congenital pneumonia (P23.9)
rheumatic pneumonia (I00)
ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)

Use additional code

code, if applicable, to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
J12.0	Adenoviral pneumonia	Valid
J12.1	Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia	Valid
J12.2	Parainfluenza virus pneumonia	Valid
J12.3	Human metapneumovirus pneumonia	Valid
J12.9	Viral pneumonia, unspecified	Valid