J95.851 ICD-10-CM Code: Ventilator associated pneumonia

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for J95.851 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2026Effective: October 1, 2025

Notes without a marker are published on J95.851 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Coder workflow for J95.851

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code J95.851

1. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with J95.851. Excludes1 conditions are not reported together with this code unless the record shows they are unrelated (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

   See the official tabular notes

Choose the right path

1. Does the documentation support a condition named in J95.851’s Excludes1 note?
   Yes → Do not simply proceed: review the excluded code. Both are reported only when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated.
   No → Continue.

   ReviewP27.8

Consider J95.851. Then work the Use Additional Code note, and confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement

Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).

The conditions the Use Additional Code note names

Reported with this code when documented; a conditional instruction (“if applicable”, “if known”) applies only when the record supports it.

Official instructions as workflow

• Excludes1 — check before selecting J95.851(1 note)

  Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with J95.851: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

  CompareP27.8

  See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.a

• Excludes2 — not part of J95.851(4 notes)

  Coding workflow: The conditions named in this note are not included in J95.851. When the record documents both, both may be reported; the note is a boundary, not a prohibition.

  CompareJ69, T81.82, J18.2

  See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.b

• Use Additional Code — after identifying J95.851(1 note)

  Coding workflow: Check whether the documentation supports the additional code(s) the note names, and report them with J95.851 when it does. Where the instruction is conditional (“if applicable”, “if known”), it applies only when the record documents the condition.

  ReviewB95, B96, B97

  See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.13

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Indexed Clinical Terms (3)

Official source data — entries quoted as published, in the Index’s own lookup phrasing

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code. These are alphabetic-index entries shown as the Index writes them — lookup phrasing, not necessarily the wording of a final diagnosis.

• Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved), ventilator associated
• Pneumonitis (acute) (primary), due to, ventilator
• Pneumonitis (acute) (primary), ventilator associated

Official Coding Guidelines

Official source data — quoted verbatim from the CMS/NCHS Official Guidelines

Official source data — quoted verbatim from the CMS/NCHS Official Guidelines

Verbatim excerpts from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (CMS/NCHS) that govern this code.

Don’t confuse J95.851 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of J95.851 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

• P27.8— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

  Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

  Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

  What moves you there: Documentation of ventilator lung in newborn moves the case to P27.8; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

  Full comparison: J95.851 vs P27.8 →

• J69— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of aspiration pneumonia adds J69; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: J95.851 vs J69 →

• T81.82— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure adds T81.82; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: J95.851 vs T81.82 →

• J18.2— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of hypostatic pneumonia adds J18.2; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: J95.851 vs J18.2 →

• J70.0— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of pulmonary manifestations due to radiation adds J70.0; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: J95.851 vs J70.0 →

• J70.1— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of pulmonary manifestations due to radiation adds J70.1; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: J95.851 vs J70.1 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Decision Points

The directives on this code's own record, as a pre-claim checklist.

1. 1 Use Additional Code instruction — report the named additional code(s) when the documentation supports them. See the Use Additional Code notes
2. 1 Excludes1 entry — codes named there are generally not reported together with this code (Guidelines I.A.12.a). See the Excludes1 notes
3. 4 Excludes2 entries — those conditions are not part of this code and may be reported additionally when documented. See the Excludes2 notes

Checklist rows are derived from this code's own official directives; the wording of each check is MedCoder editorial. The official notes themselves are in the sections each row links to.

Verify Before Coding

• CC as a secondary diagnosis (FY2026). Can raise the stay's MS-DRG severity tier.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name J95.851 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 21 Excludes2 notes across 2 chapters: J09 — Influenza due to certain identified influenza viruses, J09-J18 — Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18), J10 — Influenza due to other identified influenza virus, J11 — Influenza due to unidentified influenza virus, J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified, J13 — Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, J14 — Pneumonia due to Hemophilus influenzae, J15 — Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified, J16 — Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified, J17 — Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere, J18 — Pneumonia, unspecified organism, T80 — Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection, T80-T88 — Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88), T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified, T82 — Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, T83 — Complications of genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, T84 — Complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, T85 — Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, T86 — Complications of transplanted organs and tissue, T87 — Complications peculiar to reattachment and amputation, +1 more.

These codes’ tabular lists name this diagnosis as distinct — both may be reported when both are documented.

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

FY2026 MS-DRG: CC — Complication or Comorbidity. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, this code raises the stay's MS-DRG severity tier — except when the principal diagnosis is one of 53 clinically related codes on its CMS exclusion list.

Named in the grouper logic of 4 MS-DRGs: DRG 205 (MDC 04), DRG 206 (MDC 04), DRG 791 (MDC 15), DRG 793 (MDC 15).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):RSP017 — Postprocedural or postoperative respiratory system complication (default); RSP002 — Pneumonia (except that caused by tuberculosis).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same clinical process (MS-DRG)

Acts as CC — raises the severity of other admissions. CMS groups these diagnoses into one MS-DRG principal-diagnosis exclusion process — a CC/MCC on this list never raises severity when the principal diagnosis is also on it.

H95.811 — Postprocedural stenosis of right external ear canal, H95.812 — Postprocedural stenosis of left external ear canal, H95.813 — Postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal, bilateral, H95.819 — Postprocedural stenosis of unspecified external ear canal, H95.88 — Other intraoperative complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified, H95.89 — Other postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified, I97.3 — Postprocedural hypertension, J95.4 — Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia, J95.5 — Postprocedural subglottic stenosis, J95.84 — Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), J95.859 — Other complication of respirator [ventilator], J95.88 — Other intraoperative complications of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified, J95.89 — Other postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified, L76.81 — Other intraoperative complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue, L76.82 — Other postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue, M96.89 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, N98.1 — Hyperstimulation of ovaries, N98.2 — Complications of attempted introduction of fertilized ovum following in vitro fertilization, N98.3 — Complications of attempted introduction of embryo in embryo transfer, N98.8 — Other complications associated with artificial fertilization, +32 more

Same CMS-HCC risk category (V28)

CMS maps these diagnoses to the same Hierarchical Condition Category (Respirator Dependence/Tracheostomy Status/Complications) for risk-adjusted payment.

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, J95.850 — Mechanical complication of respirator, J95.859 — Other complication of respirator [ventilator], Z43.0 — Encounter for attention to tracheostomy, Z93.0 — Tracheostomy status, Z99.11 — Dependence on respirator [ventilator] status, Z99.12 — Encounter for respirator [ventilator] dependence during power failure

Related risk categories

These categories interact through CMS's HCC hierarchy — one can suppress the other's risk-adjustment weight when both are present on a claim.

Respiratory Arrest, Cardio-Respiratory Failure and Shock

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical categories (Postprocedural or postoperative respiratory system complication, Pneumonia (except that caused by tuberculosis)).

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, J95.71 — 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, J95.811 — Postprocedural pneumothorax, J95.812 — Postprocedural air leak, J95.821 — Acute postprocedural respiratory failure, J95.822 — Acute and chronic postprocedural respiratory failure, 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), J95.850 — Mechanical complication of respirator, J95.859 — Other complication of respirator [ventilator], 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, J95.89 — Other postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified, +79 more

Same Index main term, other category

The ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries files this code under the main terms “Pneumonitis”, “Pneumonia”; these codes share that main term but sit in a different category of the Tabular List.

J84.113 — Idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonitis (interstitial, non-specific, idiopathic), J84.114 — Acute interstitial pneumonitis (interstitial, acute), J84.116 — Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (cryptogenic organizing), J84.117 — Desquamative interstitial pneumonia (desquamative interstitial), J84.178 — Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis in diseases classified elsewhere (interstitial, lymphocytic), J84.2 — Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (lymphoid interstitial), J84.89 — Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases (organizing), J84.9 — Interstitial pulmonary disease, unspecified (interstitial), J85.0 — Gangrene and necrosis of lung (necrotic), J85.1 — Abscess of lung with pneumonia (with, lung abscess), J98.4 — Other disorders of lung, O29.01 — Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during pregnancy (postanesthetic, in pregnancy), O74.0 — Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during labor and delivery (aspiration, obstetric), O89.01 — Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during the puerperium (postanesthetic, postpartum, puerperal), P23.0 — Congenital pneumonia due to viral agent (viral, virus, congenital), P23.1 — Congenital pneumonia due to Chlamydia (chlamydial, congenital), P23.2 — Congenital pneumonia due to staphylococcus (congenital, due to, Staphylococcus), P23.3 — Congenital pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B (congenital, due to, Streptococcus, group B), P23.4 — Congenital pneumonia due to Escherichia coli (congenital, due to, Escherichia coli), P23.5 — Congenital pneumonia due to Pseudomonas (congenital, due to, Pseudomonas), +100 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of J95.851 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run J95.851 with these 12 related codes in Claim Check

Hierarchy

• J00-J99 — Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99) (J00-J99)[Hierarchy]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J95-J95 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified[Hierarchy]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026

Excludes1

• P27.8 — Other chronic respiratory diseases originating in the perinatal period[Excludes1]: “ventilator lung in newborn (P27.8)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Use Additional Code

• B95 — Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere[Use Additional Code]: “code to identify the organism, if known (B95.-, B96.-, B97.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• B96 — Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere[Use Additional Code]: “code to identify the organism, if known (B95.-, B96.-, B97.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• B97 — Viral agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere[Use Additional Code]: “code to identify the organism, if known (B95.-, B96.-, B97.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Referenced by Excludes2 notes (21)

• J09 — Influenza due to certain identified influenza viruses[Excludes2]: “ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• J09-J18 — Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18)[Excludes2]: “ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• J10 — Influenza due to other identified influenza virus[Excludes2]: “ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• J11 — Influenza due to unidentified influenza virus[Excludes2]: “ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• J12 — Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified[Excludes2]: “ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• J13 — Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae[Excludes2]: “ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• J14 — Pneumonia due to Hemophilus influenzae[Excludes2]: “ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• J15 — Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified[Excludes2]: “ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• and 13 more

Clinical classification (CCSR)

• RSP017 — Postprocedural or postoperative respiratory system complication[CCSR]— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses (HCUP)
• RSP002 — Pneumonia (except that caused by tuberculosis)[CCSR]— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses (HCUP)

Risk adjustment (CMS-HCC)

• HCC 211 — Respirator Dependence/Tracheostomy Status/Complications [CMS-HCC]: “Respirator Dependence/Tracheostomy Status/Complications — supersedes HCC 212 (Respiratory Arrest), HCC 213 (Cardio-Respiratory Failure and Shock)”— CMS-HCC V28 · 2026

MS-DRG Grouper

• CC — Complication or Comorbidity [MS-DRG severity]: “As a secondary diagnosis this code can raise the stay's MS-DRG severity tier (CC).”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix C) · FY2026
• DRG 205 — OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC (MDC 04)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
• DRG 206 — OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC (MDC 04)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
• DRG 791 — PREMATURITY WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS[MS-DRG]: “PREMATURITY WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS (MDC 15)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
• DRG 793 — FULL TERM NEONATE WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS[MS-DRG]: “FULL TERM NEONATE WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS (MDC 15)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026

MDC crossing

• MDC 04 — Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs. 3,998 same-MDC procedures group here; browse them on the MDC page.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
• MDC 15 — Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period[MDC crossing]: “Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026

Index entries

• Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved), ventilator associated[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
• Pneumonitis (acute) (primary), due to, ventilator[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
• Pneumonitis (acute) (primary), ventilator associated[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026

Nearest codes (40)

• J95 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J95.0 — Tracheostomy complications[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J95.00 — Unspecified tracheostomy complication[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J95.01 — Hemorrhage from tracheostomy stoma[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J95.02 — Infection of tracheostomy stoma[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J95.03 — Malfunction of tracheostomy stoma[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J95.04 — Tracheo-esophageal fistula following tracheostomy[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J95.09 — Other tracheostomy complication[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• and 32 more

Change history

• FY2016 — In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2016

Relevant guides

• How Do I Code Pneumonia? Organism, Influenza First, Aspiration, and Ventilator-Associated →

Sources for this page

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Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data

CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Coding guidelines Official source data

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (FY2026), quoted by section Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Claim edits Official source data

CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Inpatient payment groups Official source data

CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Risk adjustment Official source data

2026 Mid-Year Final ICD-10 Mappings + Model Software (cms.gov/files/zip/2026-midyear-final-icd-10-mappings.zip, 2026-midyear-final-model-software.zip) — CMS-HCC V28, PY2026 mid-year final release Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data

CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

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Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to J95.851 in its code family, with their registry titles.

• 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
• J95.859 — 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

View all codes in the J95 family