J95.5 is the authoritative medical code for Postprocedural subglottic stenosis. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for postprocedural subglottic stenosis (ICD-10-CM J95.5), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Postprocedural subglottic stenosis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code J95.5. Excludes2 (not included here): aspiration pneumonia J69.-; emphysema subcutaneous resulting from a procedure T81.82; hypostatic pneumonia J18.2; pulmonary manifestations due to radiation J70.0-J70.1.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for J95.5 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- aspiration pneumonia J69.-
- emphysema subcutaneous resulting from a procedure T81.82
- hypostatic pneumonia J18.2
- pulmonary manifestations due to radiation J70.0-J70.1
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can J95.5 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, J95.5 and the following may both be reported when both are present: aspiration pneumonia (J69.-); emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82); hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2); pulmonary manifestations due to radiation (J70.0-J70.1).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as J95.5, with their registry titles.
- J95 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
- J95.0 — Tracheostomy complications
- J95.00 — Unspecified tracheostomy complication
- J95.01 — Hemorrhage from tracheostomy stoma
- J95.02 — Infection of tracheostomy stoma
- J95.03 — Malfunction of tracheostomy stoma
- J95.04 — Tracheo-esophageal fistula following tracheostomy
- J95.09 — Other tracheostomy complication
- J95.1 — Acute pulmonary insufficiency following thoracic surgery
- J95.2 — Acute pulmonary insufficiency following nonthoracic surgery
- J95.3 — Chronic pulmonary insufficiency following surgery
- J95.4 — Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia
- J95.6 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a procedure
- J95.61 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a respiratory system procedure
- J95.62 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating other procedure
- J95.7 — Accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during a procedure
- J95.71 — Accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during a respiratory system procedure
- J95.72 — Accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during other procedure
- J95.8 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
- J95.81 — Postprocedural pneumothorax and air leak
- J95.811 — Postprocedural pneumothorax
- J95.812 — Postprocedural air leak
- J95.82 — Postprocedural respiratory failure
- J95.821 — Acute postprocedural respiratory failure
- J95.822 — Acute and chronic postprocedural respiratory failure
- J95.83 — Postprocedural hemorrhage of a respiratory system organ or structure following a procedure
- J95.830 — Postprocedural hemorrhage of a respiratory system organ or structure following a respiratory system procedure
- J95.831 — Postprocedural hemorrhage of a respiratory system organ or structure following other procedure
- J95.84 — Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)
- J95.85 — Complication of respirator [ventilator]
- J95.850 — Mechanical complication of respirator
- J95.851 — Ventilator associated pneumonia
- J95.859 — Other complication of respirator [ventilator]
- J95.86 — Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a respiratory system organ or structure following a procedure
- J95.860 — Postprocedural hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure following a respiratory system procedure
- 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
Indexed Clinical Terms (3)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Complication (s) (from) (of), respiratory system, postoperative, subglottic stenosis
- Complication (s) (from) (of), surgical procedure (on), subglottic stenosis (postsurgical)
- Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial), subglottic, postprocedural
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