ICD-10-CM · Chapter 10 · J00–J99
J96.01
Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia
Diseases of the respiratory system
Quick facts
- Code
- J96.01
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 10 — Diseases of the respiratory system
- Category
- J96 — Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM J96.01 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of acute respiratory failure with hypoxia. 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 J96
- J96Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified
- J96.0Acute respiratory failure
- J96.00Acute respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
- J96.02Acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia
- J96.1Chronic respiratory failure
- J96.10Chronic respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
- J96.11Chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia
- J96.12Chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia
- J96.2Acute and chronic respiratory failure
- J96.20Acute and chronic respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
- J96.21Acute and chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia
- J96.22Acute and chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia
- J96.9Respiratory failure, unspecified
- J96.90Respiratory failure, unspecified, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
- J96.91Respiratory failure, unspecified with hypoxia
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