Z99.12
Z99.12: Encounter for respirator [ventilator] dependence during power failure
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z99.12 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for respirator [ventilator] dependence during power failure. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z99.12 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- mechanical complication of respirator [ventilator] (J95.850)
Other codes that can never be billed with Z99.12
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- J95.850Mechanical complication of respirator
Risk adjustment
Z99.12 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Admission›respirator [ventilator] use during power failure
- Encounter›respirator [ventilator] use during power failure
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.