ICD-10 code J13 for Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .
ICD-10-CM Code for Lobar pneumonia, unspecified organism J18. 1.
ICD-10 Code for Pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B- J15. 3- Codify by AAPC.
481 - Pneumococcal pneumonia [Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia] | ICD-10-CM.
Lobar pneumonia is a form of pneumonia characterized by inflammatory exudate within the intra-alveolar space resulting in consolidation that affects a large and continuous area of the lobe of a lung. Lobar pneumonia. Figure A shows the location of the lungs and airways in the body.
X-rays play an important role in distinguishing between these types: the term lobar pneumonia is used if an entire lung lobe is visibly inflamed. Depending on which lung lobe is affected, the pneumonia is referred to as upper, middle or lower lobe pneumonia.
Group B (GBS) streptococcal pneumonia is the most common type of pneumonia in neonates. The infection is acquired during birth, and at least 25% of women in labor are colonized by the organism.
ICD-10-CM Code for Streptococcus, group B, as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere B95. 1.
6 for Staphylococcus aureus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .
ICD-10 Code for Pneumonia, unspecified organism- J18. 9- Codify by AAPC.
Most cases of lobar pneumonia are community acquired and caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Other causes include Klebsiella pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Haemophilus influenzae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
ICD-10 codeICD-10 termRead termBilateral pneumoniaJ220Unspecified acute lower respiratory tract infectionAcute respiratory infectionsAcute low respitract infectionAcute resp. infection NOS56 more rows