J95.88

J95.88: Other intraoperative complications of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J95.88 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other intraoperative complications of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check J95.88 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J95.88

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)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

J95.88 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57205Billing and Coding: Oximetry Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Complication›intraoperative›specified NEC›respiratory system

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.