J15 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2026 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified.
Includes
Bronchopneumonia due to bacteria other than S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae
Code first
Code also
Type 1 excludes
Codes
J15.0
Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
J15.1
Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas
J15.2
Pneumonia due to staphylococcus
J15.3
Pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B
J15.4
Pneumonia due to other streptococci
J15.5
Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli
J15.6
Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria
J15.7
Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
J15.8
Pneumonia due to other specified bacteria
J15.9
Unspecified bacterial pneumonia
Versions
2026
No changes
2025
Code changed
Code also
associated abscess, if applicable (J85.1)
- , if applicable, any associated condition such as:
- abscess (J85.1)
- aspiration pneumonia (J69.-)
Code first
associated influenza, if applicable (J09.X1, J10.0-, J11.0-)
- , if applicable, associated influenza (J09.X1, J10.0-, J11.0-)
2024
No changes
2023
No changes
2022
No changes
2021
No changes
2020
No changes
2019
No changes
2018
No changes
2017
No changes
2016
New code