ICD-10-CM · Chapter 10 · J00–J99
J95.851
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Diseases of the respiratory system
Quick facts
- Code
- J95.851
- 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 J95.851 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia. 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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