J18.8
J18.8: Other pneumonia, unspecified organism
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
J18.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other pneumonia, unspecified organism. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check J18.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above J18.8
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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J18.8
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on J18: Pneumonia, unspecified organism
- abscess of lung with pneumonia (J85.1)
- 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)
- lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
- pneumonitis due to external agents (J67-J70)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
J18.8 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52466Nebulizers - Policy Article
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
- A56730Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy and Oximetry Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Pleuropneumonia(acute) (bilateral) (double) (septic)
- Pneumopleurisy, pneumopleuritis
- Pneumonia›specified NEC
The condition this code belongs to
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.