ICD-10-CM Code J95.851
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.J95.851 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code J95851 is used to code Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of lung infection that occurs in people who are on breathing machines in hospitals. As such, VAP typically affects critically ill persons that are in an intensive care unit (ICU). VAP is a major source of increased illness, and death. Persons with VAP have increased lengths of ICU hospitalization and have up to a 20-30% death rate. The diagnosis of VAP varies among hospitals and providers but usually requires a new infiltrate on chest x-ray plus two or more other factors. These factors include temperature of >38 °C or <36 °C, a white blood cell count of >12 × 109/ml, purulent secretions from the airways in the lung, and/or reduction in gas exchange.
| ICD 9 Code: | 997.31 |
Coding Notes for J95.851 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Ventilator associated pneumonitis
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code to identify the organism, if known (B95.-, B96.-, B97.-) See code B95.-
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Ventilator lung in newborn - instead, use code P27.8
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #205-206 - Other respiratory system diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #205-206 - Other respiratory system diagnoses without MCC.
- DRG Group #793 - Full term neonate with major problems.
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'J95.851 - Ventilator associated pneumonia'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code J95.851. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 997.31 was previously used, J95.851 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: J95.85 - Complication of respirator [ventilator]