J95.8
Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
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
J95.0 Tracheostomy complications category 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
Subordinate codes 9
J95.81 Postprocedural pneumothorax and air leak J95.82 Postprocedural respiratory failure J95.83 Postproc hemorrhage of a resp sys org following a procedure J95.84 Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) J95.85 Complication of respirator [ventilator] J95.86 Postproc hematoma and seroma of a resp sys org fol a proc J95.87 Transfusion-associated dyspnea (TAD) J95.88 Oth intraoperative complications of respiratory system, NEC J95.89 Oth postproc complications and disorders of resp sys, NEC
Medications 5
21 Intraoperative Complications drugs 41 Bipolar and Related Disorders drugs 10 Feeding and Eating Disorders drugs 65 Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders drugs 19 Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders drugs
MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.