Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 483
Pneumonia due to other specified organism
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 3 ICD-9-CM codes below 483 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • Interstitial pneumonia caused by extensive infection of the lungs (lung) and bronchi, particularly the lower lobes of the lungs, by mycoplasma pneumoniae in humans. In sheep, it is caused by mycoplasma ovipneumoniae. In cattle, it may be caused by mycoplasma dispar
  • Interstitial pneumonia caused by extensive infection of the lungs and bronchi, particularly the lower lobes of the lungs, by mycoplasma species
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