J95.85Complication of respirator [ventilator]

J95.85 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for complication of respirator [ventilator]. It belongs to category J95 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified), block J95 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified) and chapter 10 (diseases of the respiratory system). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within J95.8 (other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified), J95.85 is specifically for complication of respirator [ventilator]. Related codes cover postprocedural pneumothorax and air leak (J95.81), postprocedural respiratory failure (J95.82), postprocedural hemorrhage of a respiratory system organ or structure following a procedure (J95.83), Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) (J95.84), postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a respiratory system organ or structure following a procedure (J95.86), Transfusion-associated dyspnea (TAD) (J95.87), other intraoperative complications of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified (J95.88) and other postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified (J95.89).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: J95.850 (respirator), J95.851 (pneumonia) and J95.859 ([ventilator]).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.