J95.87
Billable codeTransfusion-associated dyspnea (TAD)
The ICD-10 code for transfusion-associated dyspnea (tad) is J95.87.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •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)
- J95.85Complication of respirator [ventilator]non-billable header
- J95.86Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a respiratory system organ or structure following a procedurenon-billable header
- J95.88Other intraoperative complications of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
- J95.89Other postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
- J95.87Transfusion-associated dyspnea (TAD)
Associated MS-DRGs
J95.87 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.