R09.2 Respiratory arrest

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

Applicable to

• Cardiorespiratory failure

Excludes1 (never code together)

• cardiac arrest (I46.-)
• respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
• respiratory distress of newborn (P22.0)
• respiratory failure (J96.-)
• respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5)
• respiratory insufficiency (R06.89)
• respiratory insufficiency of newborn (P28.5)

Applies from R09 Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system

Excludes1 (never code together)

• acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
• respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
• respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (P22.0)
• respiratory failure (J96.-)
• respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 212 — Respiratory Arrest
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 83 — Respiratory Arrest
• ESRD V24: HCC 83

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 205-206 in MDC 04.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 799.1 Respiratory arrest

Code annotations containing back-references to R09.2

Back-references to R09.2

• Type 1 Excludes: J96 Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified ("cardiorespiratory failure (R09.2)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J96 Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified ("respiratory arrest (R09.2)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R06 Abnormalities of breathing ("respiratory arrest (R09.2)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R09.2

• Arrest, arrested › respiratory
• Failure, failed › cardiorespiratory

Nearby codes

• R09 Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system
• R09.0 Asphyxia and hypoxemia
• R09.01 Asphyxia
• R09.02 Hypoxemia
• R09.1 Pleurisy
• R09.2 Respiratory arrest (this code)
• R09.3 Abnormal sputum
• R09.8 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
• R09.81 Nasal congestion
• R09.82 Postnasal drip
• R09.89 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems