J15.69
Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 22 never code together
J15code
J09-J18block
Excludes2
- allergic or eosinophilic pneumonia (J82)J82
- aspiration pneumonia NOS (J69.0)J69.0
- meconium pneumonia (P24.01)P24.01
- neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)P24.-
- pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-)J69.-
- congenital pneumonia (P23.9)P23.9
- lipid pneumonia (J69.1)J69.1
- rheumatic pneumonia (I00)I00
- ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)J95.851
J00-J99chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)T59.81-
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 16
J15code
J15.69code
Inclusion terms
- Pneumonia due to other aerobic Gram-negative bacteria
- Pneumonia due to Serratia marcescens
J09-J18block
Use additional code
- code, if applicable, to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)Z16.-
J00-J99chapter
Notes
- When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).J40
Use additional code
- code, where applicable, to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)Z77.22
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)P96.81
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)Z87.891
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)Z57.31
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)F17.-
- tobacco use (Z72.0)Z72.0
Index entries leading here 1
- Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) J18.9
Alongside this code 1 same parent — J15.6
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.