J17.8** Asterisk (manifestation)
Pneumonia in other 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.
→ Full dagger (†) ↔ asterisk (*) mapping tableCoding guidance (WHO 2019)
Pneumonia (in): ornithosis (A70†) Q fever (A78†) rheumatic fever (I00†) spirochaetal, not elsewhere classified (A69.8†)