J96.02 is the authoritative medical code for Acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia (ICD-10-CM J96.02), 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
Acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code J96.02. Inclusion terms: Acute respiratory acidosis. Excludes1 (not coded here): 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.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for J96.02 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Acute respiratory acidosis
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- 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
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with J96.02?
Per Excludes1 instructions, J96.02 must not be reported with: acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80); cardiorespiratory failure (R09.2); newborn respiratory distress syndrome (P22.0); postprocedural respiratory failure (J95.82-).
What conditions are included under J96.02?
Acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia includes: Acute respiratory acidosis.
Codes in This Family (17)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as J96.02, with their registry titles.
- J96 — Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified
- J96-J99 — Other diseases of the respiratory system (J96-J99)
- J96.0 — Acute respiratory failure
- J96.00 — Acute respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
- J96.01 — Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia
- J96.1 — Chronic respiratory failure
- J96.10 — Chronic respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
- J96.11 — Chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia
- J96.12 — Chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia
- J96.2 — Acute and chronic respiratory failure
- J96.20 — Acute and chronic respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
- J96.21 — Acute and chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia
- J96.22 — Acute and chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia
- J96.9 — Respiratory failure, unspecified
- J96.90 — Respiratory failure, unspecified, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
- J96.91 — Respiratory failure, unspecified with hypoxia
- J96.92 — Respiratory failure, unspecified with hypercapnia
Indexed Clinical Terms (3)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Acidosis (lactic), respiratory, acute
- Failure, failed, respiration, respiratory, acute, with, hypercapnia
- Failure, failed, respiration, respiratory, acute, with, hypercarbia
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