2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

J18 Pneumonia, unspecified organism

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

J18 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Pneumonia, unspecified organism.

Code first

Code also

  • If applicable, any associated condition such as:

    • Aspiration pneumonia (J69.-)

Type 1 excludes

  • Congenital pneumonia (P23.0)

  • Drug-induced interstitial lung disorder (J70.2-J70.4)

  • Interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9)

  • Neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)

  • Pneumonitis due to fumes and vapors (J68.0)

  • Usual interstitial pneumonia (J84.178)

Type 2 excludes

  • 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)

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    Code changed

    • Code also

        • , if applicable, any associated condition such as:
        • 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-)
    • Type 1 excludes

        • 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)
        • congenital pneumonia (P23.0)
        • drug-induced interstitial lung disorder (J70.2-J70.4)
        • interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9)
        • lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
        • neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)
        • pneumonitis due to external agents (J67-J70)
        • pneumonitis due to fumes and vapors (J68.0)
        • usual interstitial pneumonia (J84.178)
        • congenital pneumonia (P23.0)
        • drug-induced interstitial lung disorder (J70.2-J70.4)
        • interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9)
        • neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)
        • pneumonitis due to fumes and vapors (J68.0)
        • usual interstitial pneumonia (J84.178)
    • Type 2 excludes

        • 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)
  2. 2024

    No changes

  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    No changes

  5. 2021

    Code changed

    • Type 1 excludes

        • 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)
        • congenital pneumonia (P23.0)
        • drug-induced interstitial lung disorder (J70.2-J70.4)
        • interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9)
        • lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
        • neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)
        • pneumonitis due to external agents (J67-J70)
        • pneumonitis due to fumes and vapors (J68.0)
        • usual interstitial pneumonia (J84.17)
        • 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)
        • congenital pneumonia (P23.0)
        • drug-induced interstitial lung disorder (J70.2-J70.4)
        • interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9)
        • lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
        • neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)
        • pneumonitis due to external agents (J67-J70)
        • pneumonitis due to fumes and vapors (J68.0)
        • usual interstitial pneumonia (J84.178)
  6. 2020

    No changes

  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    No changes

  9. 2017

    No changes

  10. 2016

    New code