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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

J12.8Other viral pneumonia

Not billable — use a more specific code

J12.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About J12.8

J12.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other viral pneumonia. It belongs to category J12 (viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified), block J09-J18 (influenza and pneumonia) and chapter 10 (diseases of the respiratory system). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within J12, choose J12.8 (Other viral pneumonia) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: adenoviral pneumonia (J12.0), respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia (J12.1), parainfluenza virus pneumonia (J12.2), human metapneumovirus pneumonia (J12.3) and viral pneumonia, unspecified (J12.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: J12.81 (coronavirus), J12.82 (2019) and J12.89 (pneumonia).

Code first: associated influenza, if applicable (J09.X1, J10.0-, J11.0-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under J12.8

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to J12.8.

› From J12 Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
Includes
  • bronchopneumonia due to viruses other than influenza viruses
Excludes2
  • 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)
  • congenital rubella pneumonitis (P35.0)
  • interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9)
  • lipid pneumonia (J69.1)
  • neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)
Code first
Code also
  • associated abscess, if applicable (J85.1)

Broader instructions also apply from J09-J18 Influenza and pneumonia and Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about J12.8

Is J12.8 billable?

No. J12.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.