Acute and chronic respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia. J96.20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM J96.20 became effective on October 1, 2018.
The following are considered to be mild symptoms of hypercapnia:
Hypercapnia (from the Greek hyper = “above” or “too much” and kapnos = “smoke”), also known as hypercarbia and CO2 retention, is a condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood.
What to know about acute respiratory failure
J96.90 – Respiratory failure, unspecified, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia.J96.91 – Respiratory failure, unspecified, with hypoxia.J96.92 – Respiratory failure, unspecified, with hypercapnia.
J96. 12 - Chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia. ICD-10-CM.
J96. 20 - Acute and chronic respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia | ICD-10-CM.
Type 2 Respiratory Failure (hypercapnic): occurs when alveolar ventilation is insufficient to excrete the carbon dioxide being produced. Inadequate ventilation is due to reduced ventilatory effort or inability to overcome increased resistance to ventilation.
Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure is usually caused by defects in the central nervous system, impairment of neuromuscular transmission, mechanical defect of the ribcage and fatigue of the respiratory muscles. The pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for chronic carbon dioxide retention are not yet clear.
Hypercapnia (from the Greek hyper = "above" or "too much" and kapnos = "smoke"), also known as hypercarbia and CO2 retention, is a condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood.
ICD-10-CM Code for Chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia J96. 11.
ICD-10 Code for Acute and chronic respiratory failure- J96. 2- Codify by AAPC.
Hypercapnia is the elevation in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) above 45 mm Hg. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a metabolic product of the many cellular processes within the body to process lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins.
Chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia J96. 12 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM J96. 12 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Hypercapnia is a buildup of carbon dioxide in your bloodstream. It affects people who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If you have COPD, you can't breathe as easily as other people do.
Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure is severe arterial hypoxemia that is refractory to supplemental oxygen.