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481 |
Pneumococcal pneumonia Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia |
| POA Exempt |
| Billable Code | ICD-9-CM 481 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim. |
| ICD-9-CM '481' will be replaced by an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes) when the United States transitions from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM on October 1, 2015. |
| GEMS |
| 481 direcly converts to ICD-10-CM |
| ICD-10-CM J18.1 Lobar pneumonia, unspecified organism |
| GEMS |
| 481 direcly converts to ICD-10-CM |
| ICD-10-CM J13 Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| icd9cmvol2 index entry |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to '.481.' |
| diplococcal |
| diplococcal, diplococcus (broncho-) (lobar) |
| Diplococcus (pneumoniae) |
| lobar (diplococcal) (disseminated) (double) (interstitial) (pneumococcal, any type) |
| pneumococcal |
| pneumococcal (broncho) (lobar) |
| Pneumococcus |
| pneumoniae |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| Applies To |
| Lobar pneumonia, organism unspecified |
| ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 481 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code. |
