A lobar pneumonia is a type of pneumonia that affects the lobe of the lung in contrast to the lobular type (i.e. bronchopneumonia) that affects multiple lobe segments, i.e. affecting the lungs in patches around the bronchi or the bronchioles.

If the physician identifies the pneumonia as a gram positive, mixed bacterial, or bacterial pneumonia without further specification, it would be coded to J15. 9, unspecified bacterial pneumonia.

The code for Legionalla pneumonia is A48. 1, Legionnaire’s disease. You will note that the code for this condition is located in Chapter 1, Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.

A49. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Patient admitted from a nursing home with a diagnosis of pneumonia, hospital acquired. Codes assigned J18. 9 Pneumonia, Y95 Nosocomial condition.

Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia — lung inflammation usually caused by infection. It’s caused by a bacterium known as legionella. Most people catch Legionnaires’ disease by inhaling the bacteria from water or soil.

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B96. 89: Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere.

Nosocomial pneumonia or hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is defined as pneumonia that occurs 48 hours or more after hospital admission and not incubating at the admission time. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) represents a significant sub-set of HAP occurring in intensive care units (ICUs).

The most common ICD 10 codes for mental and behavioral health therapists and practitioners are: F32.9 Major depressive disorder, single episode, unspecified F32.0 Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild F32.1 Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild F32.1 Major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate

Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas. ICD-9 482.1 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of pneumonia due to pseudomonas. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Pneumonia, organism unspecified Short description: Pneumonia, organism NOS. ICD-9-CM 486 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 486 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.

Simple eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by lung inflammation. Eosinophils are white blood cells that help your body fight disease such as a parasite infection. When you have simple eosinophilic pneumonia, the eosinophils collect in your lungs and irritate your lung tissues.