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5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J12.81

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J12.81

Pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

• J12.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM J12.81 became effective on October 1, 2022.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J12.81 - other international versions of ICD-10 J12.81 may differ.

• Pneumonia due to sars
• Pneumonia due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
• Sars (severe acute respiratory distress syndrome)
• Severe acute respiratory syndrome

• A viral disorder characterized by high fever, dry cough, shortness of breath (dyspnea) or breathing difficulties, and atypical pneumonia. A virus in the genus coronavirus is the suspected agent.
• A viral respiratory infection caused by the sars coronavirus. It is transmitted through close person-to-person contact. It is manifested with high fever, headache, dry cough and myalgias. It may progress to pneumonia and cause death.
• Severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars) is a respiratory illness caused by a virus. Sars was first reported in Asia in 2003. It spread worldwide over several months before the outbreak ended.sars can be life-threatening. Symptoms include
  • a high fever
  • headache
  • body aches
  • a dry cough
  • pneumonia, later on
  sars seems to spread mainly by close person-to-person contact. When an infected person coughs or sneezes, they send droplets of mucus or saliva that contain the virus through the air. You could get sars if the droplets land on your mouth, nose or eyes. Kissing, touching, sharing utensils for eating and drinking, or talking with an infected person can also put you at risk. Frequently washing your hands with soap and water might help prevent infection if you travel to countries with sars. There is no treatment for sars. Scientists are testing treatments and vaccines. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Viral disorder characterized by high fever, dry cough, shortness of breath (dyspnea) or breathing difficulties, and atypical pneumonia, a virus in the genus cornonavirus is the suspected causative agent.

• 193 Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with mcc
• 194 Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with cc
• 195 Simple pneumonia and pleurisy without cc/mcc
• 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
• 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
• 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert J12.81 to ICD-9-CM

• 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): No change
• 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

• Type 1 Excludes: B34.2
  , B97.21
  , U07.1
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B34.2

  Coronavirus infection, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

  Type 1 Excludes

  • COVID-19 (U07.1)
  • pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus (J12.81)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B97.21

  SARS-associated coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

  Type 1 Excludes

  • pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus (J12.81)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code U07.1

  COVID-19

  2021 - New Code 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

  Type 1 Excludes

  • coronavirus infection, unspecified (B34.2)
  • coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B97.2-)
  • pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus (J12.81)

  Use Additional

  • code to identify pneumonia or other manifestations

• Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) J18.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J18.9

  Pneumonia, unspecified organism

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • viral, virus (broncho) (interstitial) (lobar) J12.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J12.9

    Viral pneumonia, unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • SARS-associated coronavirus J12.81
  • SARS-associated coronavirus J12.81
• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • severe acute respiratory (SARS) J12.81

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.