J15 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 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
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