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J95.851

Ventilator associated pneumonia

Billable

Code Hierarchy

J95J95.8J95.85J95.851

Chapter: 10. Diseases of the respiratory system

Section: J95 - Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Ventilator associated pneumonitis

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with J95.851

  • P27.8 - ventilator lung in newborn (P27.8)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify the organism, if known (B95.-, B96.-, B97.-)

Related Codes

J95.850Billable

Mechanical complication of respirator

J95.859Billable

Other complication of respirator [ventilator]

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