ICD-11 classes
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
CA40 — Pneumonia
CA40.1 — Viral pneumonia

ICD-11 CA40.1 — Viral pneumonia

A disease of the pulmonary system, caused by an infection with a viral source. This disease is characterised by fever, lethargy, headache, myalgia, vomiting, or coughing. Transmission is by inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of the viral source in a sputum sample.

It includes 1 item.

  • bronchopneumonia due to viruses other than influenza viruses

It excludes 10 items.

  • aspiration pneumonia (CA71.0)
  • Influenza with pneumonia, virus not identified (1E32)
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome (1D65)
  • lipid pneumonia (CA71.1)
  • Idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis (CB03)
  • Aspiration pneumonitis due to anaesthesia during labour or delivery (JB0C.0)
  • Pulmonary complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy (JA67.0)
  • Congenital pneumonia (KB24)
  • Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (CA71)
  • Pulmonary complications of anaesthesia during the puerperium (JB43.0)

Diagnosis with code CA40.1 contains 6 clarifying diagnoses:

  1. CA40.10 — Pneumonia due to Adenovirus
  2. CA40.11 — Pneumonia due to Respiratory syncytial virus
  3. CA40.12 — Pneumonia due to parainfluenza virus
  4. CA40.13 — Pneumonia due to Human metapneumovirus
  5. CA40.1Y — Pneumonia due to other specified virus
  6. CA40.1Z — Viral pneumonia, unspecified

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

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