ICD-10-CM Code for Chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia J96. 11.
Chronic respiratory failure can also be classified as hypoxemic or hypercapnic respiratory failure. Low blood oxygen levels cause hypoxemic respiratory failure. High carbon dioxide levels cause hypercapnic respiratory failure.
R09. 02 - Hypoxemia | ICD-10-CM.
R09. 02 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 R09. 02 became effective on October 1, 2021.
The two types of acute and chronic respiratory failure are hypoxemic and hypercapnic. Both conditions can trigger serious complications and the conditions often coexist. Hypoxemic respiratory failure means that you don't have enough oxygen in your blood, but your levels of carbon dioxide are close to normal.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a form of acute-onset hypoxemic respiratory failure caused by acute inflammatory edema of the lungs and not primarily due to left heart failure.
Having low oxygen levels in your blood is called hypoxemia. Having low oxygen levels in your tissues is called hypoxia.
Hypoxemia and hypoxia do not always coexist. Patients can develop hypoxemia without hypoxia if there is a compensatory increase in hemoglobin level and cardiac output (CO). Similarly, there can be hypoxia without hypoxemia.
If it occurs after admission or it is present on admission but does not meet the definition of principal diagnosis, respiratory failure may be listed as a secondary diagnosis.
In ICD-10-CM the classification of Respiratory Failure (J96) includes “acute (J96. 0-)”, “chronic” (J96. 1-). “acute and chronic” (J96.
Code J96. 10, Chronic respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia, as the principal diagnosis.
J96.00 – Acute respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia.J96.01 – Acute respiratory failure, with hypoxia.J96.02 – Acute respiratory failure, with hypercapnia.