- J16.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM J16.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J16.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 J16.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM J16.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 193 Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with mcc
- 194 Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with cc
- 195 Simple pneumonia and pleurisy without cc/mcc
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J16.8:
- specified organism NEC > broncho-, bronchial (confluent) (croupous) (diffuse) (disseminated) (hemorrhagic) (involving lobes) (lobar) (terminal) J18.0
- organism NEC > specified J15.8
- specified organism NEC > lobar (disseminated) (double) (interstitial) J18.1
- organism NEC > specified NEC J18.8