ICD-10 code J15. 9 for Unspecified bacterial pneumonia is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .
ICD-10-CM Code for Pneumonia due to other specified infectious organisms J16. 8.
A fungal infection caused by coccidioides immitis. Affected individuals usually have mild flu-like symptoms.
Disseminated coccidioidomycosis is an airborne illness caused by the fungus Coccidioides immitis. When the infection is in your lungs, it's known as valley fever. When it spreads from the lungs to other tissues, it's known as disseminated coccidioidomycosis.
J18. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM J18.
9: Fever, unspecified.
Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis, unspecified B38. 2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM B38. 2 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Valley fever is a fungal infection caused by coccidioides (kok-sid-e-OY-deze) organisms. It can cause signs and symptoms such as a fever, cough and tiredness. Two coccidioides fungi species cause valley fever. These fungi are commonly found in soil in specific regions.
Coccidioidomycosis is a deep mycotic infection endemic in the Southwestern part of the United States and Mexico and certain areas of Central and South America. The causative agents are fungi of the genus Coccidioides. Primary infection usually involves the lungs, and dissemination occurs in less than 1% of cases.
Because pneumonia is common in many diseases, clues that it is caused by Valley Fever are: the person has been in an area where Valley Fever is known to exist (San Joaquin Valley, Arizona, etc.), radiographic findings such as X-ray, CT scan or MRI, that shows lobar infiltrates and enlarged lymph nodes behind the lungs ...
The most common way that healthcare providers test for Valley fever is by taking a blood sample and sending it to a laboratory to look for Coccidioides antibodies or antigens. Healthcare providers may do imaging tests such as chest x-rays or CT scans of your lungs to look for Valley fever pneumonia.
Valley Fever derives its name from its discovery in the San Joaquin Valley of California, where it was also referred to as "San Joaquin Valley Fever" or "Desert Rheumatism." The medical name for Valley Fever is coccidioidomycosis (often shortened to "cocci").