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J95

J95Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

J95 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • aspiration pneumonia (J69.-)
  • emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82)
  • hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2)
  • pulmonary manifestations due to radiation (J70.0-J70.1)

Other codes that can never be billed with J95

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at J95. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading J95 alone.

  • J38Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified
  • J69Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids
  • J69.0Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit
  • J93Pneumothorax and air leak
  • J95.6Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a procedure
  • J95.87Transfusion-associated dyspnea (TAD)
  • J96Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified
  • J98.4Other disorders of lung

Risk adjustment

J95 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead J95

9 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about J95

Is J95 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. J95 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does J95 sit in the tabular list?
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified (J95).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.