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J95.859

J95.859Other complication of respirator [ventilator]

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J95.859 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other complication of respirator [ventilator]. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

J95.859 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 211 Respirator Dependence/Tracheostomy Status/Complications0.879 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.

Medicare coverage

J95.859 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

  • A57205Billing and Coding: Oximetry Services

How J95.859 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to J95.859.

  • Breakdownrespiratorspecified NEC
  • Breakdownventilatorspecified NEC
  • Complicationrespiratormechancialspecified NEC
  • Complicationventilatormechanicalspecified NEC

Related codes at this level

Codes that share J95.85. If J95.859 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about J95.859

Is J95.859 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
Yes. J95.859 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does J95.859 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.