J17 is a billable/specific diagnosis code from the 2026 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere.
Code first
Underlying disease, such as:
Q fever (A78)
Rheumatic fever (I00)
Schistosomiasis (B65.0-B65.9)
Code also
Type 1 excludes
Candidial pneumonia (B37.1)
Chlamydial pneumonia (J16.0)
Gonorrheal pneumonia (A54.84)
Histoplasmosis pneumonia (B39.0-B39.2)
Measles pneumonia (B05.2)
Nocardiosis pneumonia (A43.0)
Pneumocystosis (B59)
Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii (B59)
Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jirovecii (B59)
Pneumonia in actinomycosis (A42.0)
Pneumonia in anthrax (A22.1)
Pneumonia in ascariasis (B77.81)
Pneumonia in aspergillosis (B44.0-B44.1)
Pneumonia in coccidioidomycosis (B38.0-B38.2)
Pneumonia in cytomegalovirus disease (B25.0)
Pneumonia in toxoplasmosis (B58.3)
Rubella pneumonia (B06.81)
Salmonella pneumonia (A02.22)
Spirochetal infection NEC with pneumonia (A69.8)
Tularemia pneumonia (A21.2)
Typhoid fever with pneumonia (A01.03)
Varicella pneumonia (B01.2)
Whooping cough with pneumonia (A37 with fifth-character 1)
Versions
2026
Code changed
Type 1 excludes
candidial pneumonia (B37.1)chlamydial pneumonia (J16.0)gonorrheal pneumonia (A54.84)histoplasmosis pneumonia (B39.0-B39.2)measles pneumonia (B05.2)nocardiosis pneumonia (A43.0)pneumocystosis (B59)pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii (B59)pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jiroveci (B59)pneumonia in actinomycosis (A42.0)pneumonia in anthrax (A22.1)pneumonia in ascariasis (B77.81)pneumonia in aspergillosis (B44.0-B44.1)pneumonia in coccidioidomycosis (B38.0-B38.2)pneumonia in cytomegalovirus disease (B25.0)pneumonia in toxoplasmosis (B58.3)rubella pneumonia (B06.81)salmonella pneumonia (A02.22)spirochetal infection NEC with pneumonia (A69.8)tularemia pneumonia (A21.2)typhoid fever with pneumonia (A01.03)varicella pneumonia (B01.2)whooping cough with pneumonia (A37 with fifth-character 1)
- candidial pneumonia (B37.1)
- chlamydial pneumonia (J16.0)
- gonorrheal pneumonia (A54.84)
- histoplasmosis pneumonia (B39.0-B39.2)
- measles pneumonia (B05.2)
- nocardiosis pneumonia (A43.0)
- pneumocystosis (B59)
- pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii (B59)
- pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jirovecii (B59)
- pneumonia in actinomycosis (A42.0)
- pneumonia in anthrax (A22.1)
- pneumonia in ascariasis (B77.81)
- pneumonia in aspergillosis (B44.0-B44.1)
- pneumonia in coccidioidomycosis (B38.0-B38.2)
- pneumonia in cytomegalovirus disease (B25.0)
- pneumonia in toxoplasmosis (B58.3)
- rubella pneumonia (B06.81)
- salmonella pneumonia (A02.22)
- spirochetal infection NEC with pneumonia (A69.8)
- tularemia pneumonia (A21.2)
- typhoid fever with pneumonia (A01.03)
- varicella pneumonia (B01.2)
- whooping cough with pneumonia (A37 with fifth-character 1)
2025
Code changed
Code also
- , if applicable, any associated condition such as:
- abscess (J85.1)
- aspiration pneumonia (J69.-)
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