Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for chronic respiratory failure includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Chronic Respiratory Failure
Use ICD-10 code J96.11 for chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified
Use to specify COPD as an underlying cause.
Pulmonary fibrosis, unspecified
Use to specify pulmonary fibrosis as an underlying cause.
The ICD-10 code for chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia is J96.11, and for hypercapnia, it is J96.12.
Document chronic respiratory failure by specifying the type (hypoxemic or hypercapnic), chronicity, ABG results, and underlying cause.