Z87.01 Personal history of pneumonia (recurrent)

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applies from Z87 Personal history of other diseases and conditions

Code first

• any follow-up examination after treatment (Z09)

Applies from Z87.0 Personal history of diseases of the respiratory system

Applicable to

• Conditions classifiable to J00-J99

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V12.61 Personal history of pneumonia (recurrent)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to Z87.01

Back-references to Z87

• Use Additional: Z09 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other than malignant neoplasm ("code to identify any applicable history of disease code (Z86.-, Z87.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z87.01

• History › personal (of) › pneumonia (recurrent)

Nearby codes

• Z87 Personal history of other diseases and conditions
• Z87.0 Personal history of diseases of the respiratory system
• Z87.01 Personal history of pneumonia (recurrent) (this code)
• Z87.09 Personal history of other diseases of the respiratory system
• Z87.1 Personal history of diseases of the digestive system
• Z87.11 Personal history of peptic ulcer disease
• Z87.19 Personal history of other diseases of the digestive system
• Z87.2 Personal history of diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue