ICD-10-CM · Chapter 10 · J00–J99
J95.821
Acute postprocedural respiratory failure
Diseases of the respiratory system
Quick facts
- Code
- J95.821
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 10 — Diseases of the respiratory system
- Category
- J95 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM J95.821 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of acute postprocedural respiratory failure. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in J95
- J95Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
- J95.0Tracheostomy complications
- J95.00Unspecified tracheostomy complication
- J95.01Hemorrhage from tracheostomy stoma
- J95.02Infection of tracheostomy stoma
- J95.03Malfunction of tracheostomy stoma
- J95.04Tracheo-esophageal fistula following tracheostomy
- J95.09Other tracheostomy complication
- J95.1Acute pulmonary insufficiency following thoracic surgery
- J95.2Acute pulmonary insufficiency following nonthoracic surgery
- J95.3Chronic pulmonary insufficiency following surgery
- J95.4Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia
- J95.5Postprocedural subglottic stenosis
- J95.6Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a procedure
- J95.61Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a respiratory system procedure
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