J95.85
Header — not billableComplication of respirator [ventilator]
The ICD-10 code for complication of respirator [ventilator] is J95.85.
J95.85 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- J95.81Postprocedural pneumothorax and air leaknon-billable header
- J95.82Postprocedural respiratory failurenon-billable header
- J95.83Postprocedural hemorrhage of a respiratory system organ or structure following a procedurenon-billable header
- J95.84Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)
- J95.86Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a respiratory system organ or structure following a procedurenon-billable header
- J95.87Transfusion-associated dyspnea (TAD)
- J95.88Other intraoperative complications of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
- J95.89Other postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
- J95.85Complication of respirator [ventilator]non-billable header