B59 Pneumocystosis

Coding Notes

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Applicable To

Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii
Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jiroveci

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 00000 Pneumocystosis

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Disease, diseased See also Syndrome
Pneumocystosis (with pneumonia) B59
Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) J18.9
in (due to)
pneumocystosis (Pneumocystis carinii) (Pneumocystis jiroveci) B59
plasma cell (of infants) B59
Pneumocystis (carinii) (jiroveci) B59

Sibling Codes


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Code Title
A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
B50-B64 Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
B59 Pneumocystosis
Applicable to
Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii
Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jiroveci