J17.1** Asterisk (manifestation)
Pneumonia in viral diseases classified elsewhere
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Cannot be used as primary diagnosis
Dual coding (†/*)
This is an asterisk (*) manifestation code — usually paired with a dagger (†) etiology code.
Paired codesB25.0†Cytomegaloviral pneumonitis (J17.1*)B05.2†Measles complicated by pneumonia (J17.1*)B01.2†Varicella pneumonia (J17.1*)B33.4†Hantavirus (cardio-)pulmonary syndrome [HPS] [HCPS] (J17.1*)
→ Full dagger (†) ↔ asterisk (*) mapping tableCoding guidance (WHO 2019)
Pneumonia in: cytomegalovirus disease (B25.0†) measles (B05.2†) rubella (B06.8†) varicella (B01.2†)