J15Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use J15 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter X
- Diseases of the respiratory system
- Group J09-J18
- Influenza and pneumonia
- Official Vietnamese name
- Viêm phổi do vi khuẩn, không phân loại mục khác
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: bronchopneumonia due to bacteria other than S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae Excl.: chlamydial pneumonia (J16.0) congenital pneumonia (P23.-) Legionnaires disease (A48.1)
Related J15 codes
J15.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
J15.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas
J15.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pneumonia due to staphylococcus
J15.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B
J15.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pneumonia due to other streptococci
J15.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli
J15.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pneumonia due to other Gram- negative bacteria
J15.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
J15.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other bacterial pneumonia
J15.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Bacterial pneumonia, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
