ICD-10 diagnosis code

J96.0 Acute respiratory failure

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J96.0 is the ICD-10 code for Acute respiratory failure. It is a four-character subcategory of J96 (Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block J95–J99 (Other diseases of the respiratory system) in Chapter X, Diseases of the respiratory system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
X · J00–J99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

J96.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

J96.0Akut respiratorisk insufficiens

  • J96.00Akut respiratorisk insufficiens - hypoxi utan hyperkapné
  • J96.01Akut respiratorisk insufficiens - hypoxi med hyperkapné
  • J96.09Akut respiratorisk insufficiens - typ ospecificerad
NorwayICD-10-NO

J96.0Akutt respirasjonssvikt

  • J96.00Akutt respirasjonssvikt av type I [hypoksi uten hyperkapni]
  • J96.01Akutt respirasjonssvikt av type II [hypoksi med hyperkapni]
  • J96.09Akutt respirasjonssvikt av uspesifisert type
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DJ960Akut respirationsinsufficiens

FinlandICD-10-FI

J96.0Akuutti hengitysvajaus

GermanyICD-10-GM

J96.0Akute respiratorische Insuffizienz, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

J96.0Insuffisance respiratoire aigüe

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

J96.0acute respiratoire-insufficiëntie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • J96.00Acute respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
  • J96.01Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia
  • J96.02Acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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