J95.0
Tracheostomy complications
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 13 never code together
J95code
Excludes2
- aspiration pneumonia (J69.-)J69.-
- emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82)T81.82
- hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2)J18.2
- pulmonary manifestations due to radiation (J70.0-J70.1)J70.0-J70.1
J00-J99chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)T59.81-
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 8
J00-J99chapter
Notes
- When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).J40
Use additional code
- code, where applicable, to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)Z77.22
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)P96.81
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)Z87.891
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)Z57.31
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)F17.-
- tobacco use (Z72.0)Z72.0
Index entries leading here filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Alongside this code 8 same parent — J95
J95.1 Acute pulmonary insufficiency following thoracic surgery J95.2 Acute pulmonary insufficiency following nonthoracic surgery J95.3 Chronic pulmonary insufficiency following surgery J95.4 Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia J95.5 Postprocedural subglottic stenosis J95.6 Intraop hemor/hemtom of a resp sys org comp a procedure category J95.7 Accidental pnctr & lac of a respiratory system org dur proc category J95.8 Oth intraop and postproc comp and disorders of resp sys, NEC category
Subordinate codes 6
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