Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria
- J15.6 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- ICD-10-CM J15.6 is a new 2024 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2023.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J15.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 J15.6 may differ.
The following code(s) above J15.6 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to J15.6:
- J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system
- J09-J18 Influenza and pneumonia
- J15 Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
Approximate Synonyms
- Achromobacter bronchopneumonia
- Achromobacter pneumonia
- Bronchopneumonia due to achromobacter
- Bronchopneumonia due to proteus mirabilis
- Gram negative pneumonia
- Pneumonia due to gram negative bacteria
- Pneumonia due to proteus mirabilis
- Proteus mirabilis bronchopneumonia
- Proteus mirabilis pneumonia
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Revised code
- New description: Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria
- 2017 description: Pneumonia due to other aerobic Gram-negative bacteria
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): Deleted code
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): New code