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ICD-10-CM category J96: Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified

Category J96 is a heading in chapter 10 (Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)), section Other diseases of the respiratory system (J96-J99). It is not billable; report one of the 12 complete codes below.

Notes that apply to every J96 code

Excludes1 (never coded together)
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
  • cardiorespiratory failure (R09.2)
  • newborn respiratory distress syndrome (P22.0)
  • postprocedural respiratory failure (J95.82-)
  • respiratory arrest (R09.2)
  • respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
  • respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5)

Billable codes in J96

Billable FY2027 ICD-10-CM codes in category J96
CodeDescription
J96.00Acute respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
J96.01Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia
J96.02Acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia
J96.10Chronic respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
J96.11Chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia
J96.12Chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia
J96.20Acute and chronic respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
J96.21Acute and chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia
J96.22Acute and chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia
J96.90Respiratory failure, unspecified, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
J96.91Respiratory failure, unspecified with hypoxia
J96.92Respiratory failure, unspecified with hypercapnia

Sources

Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-10. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions. The reference methodology explains how each figure is computed from these files.

Codes from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM files (all chapters). Report the code that matches the documentation and the Official Guidelines; this list is not coding advice.