Is J95.82 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. J95.82 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does J95.82 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).

J95.82

J95.82 — Postprocedural respiratory failure

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

J95.82 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural respiratory failure. 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.

respiratory failure in other conditions (J96.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with J95.82

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at J95.82. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading J95.82 alone.

J96Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

J95.82 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 J95.82

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share J95.8. If J95.82 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about J95.82

Is J95.82 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. J95.82 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does J95.82 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).