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HomeICD-10 CodesJ96
ICD-10-CM
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J96

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Coding Guidance
Coding Guidance J96 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Excludes 1
From
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome ( J80 )
  • cardiorespiratory failure ( R09.2 )
  • newborn respiratory distress syndrome ( P22.0 )
  • postprocedural respiratory failure ( J95.82- )
  • respiratory arrest ( R09.2 )
  • respiratory arrest of newborn ( P28.81 )
  • respiratory failure of newborn ( P28.5 )
Excludes 2
From
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period ( P04-P96 )
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases ( A00-B99 )
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ( O00- O9A )
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities ( Q00-Q99 )
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases ( E00-E88 )
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes ( S00-T88 )
  • neoplasms ( C00-D49 )
  • smoke inhalation ( T59.81- )
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified ( R00-R94 )
Use Additional Code
From
Use Additional Code The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail. 7 item s From J00-J99: • code, where applicable, to identify: • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z77.22 ) • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period ( P96.81 ) • history of tobacco dependence ( Z87.891 ) • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z57.31 ) • tobacco dependence ( F17 .-) • tobacco use ( Z72.0 )

More Specific Codes

J96.0
Acute respiratory failure J96.0
J96.1
Chronic respiratory failure J96.1
J96.2
Acute and chronic respiratory failure J96.2
J96.9
Respiratory failure, unspecified J96.9
J00-J99
J00-J99 - Diseases of the respiratory system

External Resources

2025 ICD-10 guidelines from CMS.gov