J95.84

J95.84: Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J95.84 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for transfusion-related acute lung injury (trali). It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check J95.84 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J95.84

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on J95: Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

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 J95.84

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

J95.87Transfusion-associated dyspnea (TAD)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

J95.84 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
A56730Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy and Oximetry Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Injury›transfusion-related acute lung(TRALI)
Transfusion›related acute lung injury(TRALI)
Injury›lung›transfusion-related(TRALI)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.