A patient was seen in the provider's office and was diagnosed with influenza with pneumonia. The provider selected J18.9. Refer to the Tabular List to verify code J18.9. Is it correct to report code J18.9? Why?

a. No, there is a combination code J11.00 includes influenza with pneumonia.
b. Yes, code j18.9 is a combination code assigned to influenza with pneumonia.
c. Yes, the influenza code, j11.1 also needs to be reported on the claim.
d. No, because the provider selected j18.9, it must be reported.