J95.821 Acute postprocedural respiratory failure

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Postprocedural respiratory failure NOS

Applies from J95 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

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)

Applies from J95.82 Postprocedural respiratory failure

Excludes1 (never code together)

• Respiratory failure in other conditions (J96.-)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 84 — Cardio-Respiratory Failure and Shock
• ESRD V24: HCC 84

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 189 in MDC 04.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 518.51 Acute respiratory failure following trauma and surgery (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to J95.821

Back-references to J95.82

• Type 1 Excludes: J96 Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified ("postprocedural respiratory failure (J95.82-)")

Back-references to J95

• Type 2 Excludes: T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified ("intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for J95.821

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › respiratory system › postoperative › respiratory failure (acute)
• Failure, failed › respiration, respiratory › postprocedural (acute)

Nearby codes

• 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 (this code)
• 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)