ICD-10-CM Codes
J00-J99
J09-J18
J18-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J18.2

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J18.2

Hypostatic pneumonia, unspecified organism

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Billable/Specific Code

J18.2 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 J18.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J18.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 J18.2 may differ.

Applicable To

Hypostatic bronchopneumonia
Passive pneumonia

The following code(s) above J18.2 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to J18.2:

J00-J99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range J00-J99
Diseases of the respiratory system
Note
- 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).
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Use Additional
- code, where applicable, to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Diseases of the respiratory system
J09-J18
2023 ICD-10-CM Range J09-J18
Influenza and pneumonia
Type 2 Excludes
- allergic or eosinophilic pneumonia (J82)
- aspiration pneumonia NOS (J69.0)
- meconium pneumonia (P24.01)
- neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)
- pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-)
- congenital pneumonia (P23.9)
- lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
- rheumatic pneumonia (I00)
- ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)
Influenza and pneumonia
J18
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J18
Pneumonia, unspecified organism
Code First
- associated influenza, if applicable (J09.X1, J10.0-, J11.0-)
Type 1 Excludes
- abscess of lung with pneumonia (J85.1)
- aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during labor and delivery (O74.0)
- aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during pregnancy (O29)
- aspiration pneumonia due to anesthesia during puerperium (O89.0)
- aspiration pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-)
- aspiration pneumonia NOS (J69.0)
- congenital pneumonia (P23.0)
- drug-induced interstitial lung disorder (J70.2-J70.4)
- interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9)
- lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
- neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)
- pneumonitis due to external agents (J67-J70)
- pneumonitis due to fumes and vapors (J68.0)
- usual interstitial pneumonia (J84.178)
Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Approximate Synonyms

Hypostatic pneumonia

ICD-10-CM J18.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

189 Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure

Convert J18.2 to ICD-9-CM

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): 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

Code annotations containing back-references to J18.2:

Type 1 Excludes: J18.0
, J81
, J81

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J18.0
Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism
Type 1 Excludes
- hypostatic bronchopneumonia (J18.2)
- lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
Type 2 Excludes
- acute bronchiolitis (J21.-)
- chronic bronchiolitis (J44.9)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J81
Pulmonary edema
Type 1 Excludes
- chemical (acute) pulmonary edema (J68.1)
- hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2)
- passive pneumonia (J18.2)
- pulmonary edema due to external agents (J60-J70)
- pulmonary edema with heart disease NOS (I50.1)
- pulmonary edema with heart failure (I50.1)
Use Additional
- code to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J81
Pulmonary edema
Type 1 Excludes
- chemical (acute) pulmonary edema (J68.1)
- hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2)
- passive pneumonia (J18.2)
- pulmonary edema due to external agents (J60-J70)
- pulmonary edema with heart disease NOS (I50.1)
- pulmonary edema with heart failure (I50.1)
Use Additional
- code to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Type 2 Excludes: J95

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J95
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
Type 2 Excludes
- aspiration pneumonia (J69.-)
- emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82)
- hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2)
- pulmonary manifestations due to radiation (J70.0-J70.1)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J18.2:

Anasarca R60.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R60.1
Generalized edema
Type 2 Excludes
nutritional edema (E40-E46)
- lung J18.2
- pulmonary J18.2
Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) J18.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J18.9
Pneumonia, unspecified organism
- broncho-, bronchial (confluent) (croupous) (diffuse) (disseminated) (hemorrhagic) (involving lobes) (lobar) (terminal) J18.0
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J18.0
  Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Type 1 Excludes
  hypostatic bronchopneumonia (J18.2)
  lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
  Type 2 Excludes
  acute bronchiolitis (J21.-)
  chronic bronchiolitis (J44.9)
  - hypostatic J18.2
- lobar (disseminated) (double) (interstitial) J18.1
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J18.1
  Lobar pneumonia, unspecified organism
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  - hypostatic J18.2
- adynamic J18.2
- hypostatic J18.2 (broncho) (lobar)
- orthostatic J18.2
- passive J18.2
- static, stasis J18.2
Stasis
- pneumonia J18.2

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J18.2

J15.7 Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

J15.8 Pneumonia due to other specified bacteria

J15.9 Unspecified bacterial pneumonia

J16 Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified

J16.0 Chlamydial pneumonia

J16.8 Pneumonia due to other specified infectious organisms

J17 Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere

J18 Pneumonia, unspecified organism

J18.0 Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism

J18.1 Lobar pneumonia, unspecified organism

J18.2 Hypostatic pneumonia, unspecified organism

J18.8 Other pneumonia, unspecified organism

J18.9 Pneumonia, unspecified organism

J20 Acute bronchitis

J20.0 Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

J20.1 Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzae

J20.2 Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus

J20.3 Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus

J20.4 Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus

J20.5 Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus

J20.6 Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J18.2

Hypostatic pneumonia, unspecified organism

Diseases of the respiratory system

Influenza and pneumonia

Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism

Pulmonary edema

Pulmonary edema

Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

Generalized edema

Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Bronchopneumonia, unspecified organism

Lobar pneumonia, unspecified organism