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- J18.9 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 J18.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J18.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 J18.9 may differ.
ICD-10-CM J18.9 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
- 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
- 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
- 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc
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
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
- 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J18.9:
- lung > Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- atypical NEC > Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) J18.9