J95.5
Billable codePostprocedural subglottic stenosis
The ICD-10 code for postprocedural subglottic stenosis is J95.5.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- J95.0Tracheostomy complicationsnon-billable header
- J95.1Acute pulmonary insufficiency following thoracic surgery
- J95.2Acute pulmonary insufficiency following nonthoracic surgery
- J95.3Chronic pulmonary insufficiency following surgery
- J95.4Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia
- J95.6Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a procedurenon-billable header
- J95.7Accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during a procedurenon-billable header
- J95.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- J95.5Postprocedural subglottic stenosis
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 99739Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
J95.5 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.