2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J96.02

Acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia

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  • J96.02 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM J96.02 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J96.02 - other international versions of ICD-10 J96.02 may differ.
Applicable To
  • Acute respiratory acidosis
The following code(s) above J96.02 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to J96.02:
  • J00-J99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range J00-J99

    Diseases of the respiratory system

    Note
    • When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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, 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)
    Diseases of the respiratory system
  • J96
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J96

    Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified

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    Type 1 Excludes
    • 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)
    Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
  • Acute hypercarbic respiratory failure secondary to obstuctive sleep apnea
  • Acute respiratory failure from obstuctive sleep apnea
ICD-10-CM J96.02 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 189 Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure
  • 928 Full thickness burn with skin graft or inhalation injury with cc/mcc
  • 929 Full thickness burn with skin graft or inhalation injury without cc/mcc

Convert J96.02 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to J96.02:
  • Type 2 Excludes: E87.29
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E87.29

    Other acidosis

      2023 - New Code Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Respiratory acidosis NOS
    Type 2 Excludes
    • acute respiratory acidosis (J96.02)
    • chronic respiratory acidosis (J96.12)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J96.02:
  • Acidosis (lactic) E87.20
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E87.20

    Acidosis, unspecified

      2023 - New Code Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Lactic acidosis NOS
    • Metabolic acidosis NOS
    Code Also
    • , if applicable, respiratory failure with hypercapnia (J96. with 5th character 2)
    • respiratory E87.29
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E87.29

      Other acidosis

        2023 - New Code Billable/Specific Code
      Applicable To
      • Respiratory acidosis NOS
      Type 2 Excludes
      • acute respiratory acidosis (J96.02)
      • chronic respiratory acidosis (J96.12)
      • acute J96.02
  • Failure, failed
    • respiration, respiratory J96.90
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J96.90

      Respiratory failure, unspecified, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia

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      • acute J96.00
        ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J96.00

        Acute respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia

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        • with
          • hypercapnia J96.02
          • hypercarbia J96.02

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J96.02
J95.861 Postprocedural hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure following other procedure
J95.862 Postprocedural seroma of a respiratory system organ or structure following a respiratory system procedure
J95.863 Postprocedural seroma of a respiratory system organ or structure following other procedure
J95.87 Transfusion-associated dyspnea (TAD)
J95.88 Other intraoperative complications of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
J95.89 Other postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
J96 Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified
J96.0 Acute respiratory failure
J96.00 …… unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
J96.01 …… with hypoxia
J96.02 …… with hypercapnia
J96.1 Chronic respiratory failure
J96.10 …… unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
J96.11 …… with hypoxia
J96.12 …… with hypercapnia
J96.2 Acute and chronic respiratory failure
J96.20 …… unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
J96.21 …… with hypoxia
J96.22 …… with hypercapnia
J96.9 Respiratory failure, unspecified
J96.90 …… unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.