J963-char group
Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Excl.: cardiorespiratory failure (R09.2) postprocedural respiratory failure (J95.-) respiratory: arrest (R09.2) distress: syndrome of adult (J80) in newborn (P22.-) The following supplementary subclassification is provided for optional use with subcategories in J96.- : 0 Type I [hypoxic] 1 Type II [hypercapnic] 9 Type unspecified
Codes within J96
J96.0Acute respiratory failureJ96.00Acute respiratory failure, Type I [hypoxic]J96.01Acute respiratory failure, Type II [hypercapnic]J96.09Acute respiratory failure, Type unspecifiedJ96.1Chronic respiratory failureJ96.10Chronic respiratory failure, Type I [hypoxic]J96.11Chronic respiratory failure, Type II [hypercapnic]J96.19Chronic respiratory failure, Type unspecifiedJ96.9Respiratory failure, unspecifiedJ96.90Respiratory failure, unspecified, Type I [hypoxic]J96.91Respiratory failure, unspecified, Type II [hypercapnic]J96.99Respiratory failure, unspecified, Type unspecified