AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2023 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Pneumonia due to Acinetobacter Baumannii and Other Gram-Negative Bacteria

Several codes were created to capture infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii. Code J15.6, Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria, has been expanded and code J15.61, Pneumonia due to Acinetobacter baumannii, was created to capture pneumonia due to these bacteria. With this expansion, code J15.69, Pneumonia due to other Gram-negative bacteria, is the appropriate code assignment for pneumonia due to other aerobic Gram-negative bacteria and pneumonia due to Serratia marcescens.Respiratory infections are the most common manifestation of Acinetobacter infection. ...

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