X2 – Influenza Due to Identified Novel Influenza A Virus with Other Respiratory Manifestations.
ICD-10 Code for Influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations- J10. 1- Codify by AAPC.
Influenza is a common cause of pneumonia, especially among younger children, the elderly, pregnant women, or those with certain chronic health conditions or who live in a nursing home. Most cases of flu never lead to pneumonia, but those that do tend to be more severe and deadly.
ICD-10 codeICD-10 termRead termPneumonia or influenza OSJ120Adenoviral pneumoniaPneumonia – adenovirusJ121Respiratory syncytial virus pneumoniaPneumonia – resp.syncyt.virusJ128Other viral pneumoniaPneumonia – virus NEC56 more rows
Therefore, when a clinician orders testing for influenza A and B, CPT® 87400 is used twice, once for influenza type A and once for influenza type B. 59. The CPT® code modifier 59 is used to identify a distinct procedural service.
Article GuidanceTestCPT® CodeRapid antigen tests – flu87804Rapid antigen tests – RSV87807PCR tests for influenza A or B only87501PCR tests for influenza (two targets)875027 more rows
An influenza A virus has two surface proteins: hemagglutinin and neuraminidase. These help doctors with classification. Influenza B. Influenza B viruses can also cause seasonal epidemics that typically only affect humans. There are two lineages of influenza B: Victoria and Yamagata.
Primary influenza pneumonia manifests with persistent symptoms of cough, sore throat, headache, myalgia, and malaise for more than 3-5 days. The symptoms may worsen with time, and new respiratory symptoms, such as dyspnea and cyanosis, may appear.
Pneumonia is the most common complication of the flu – and perhaps one of the most serious. According to the American Lung Association (ALA), pneumonia and influenza together rank as the eighth leading cause of death in the United States.
For a pneumonia case confirmed as due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), assign codes U07. 1, COVID-19, and J12. 89, Other viral pneumonia.
ICD-10 | Fever, unspecified (R50. 9)
Pneumonia, unspecified organismPneumonia, unspecified organism J18-