5A0935ZAssistance with Respiratory Ventilation, Less than 24 Consecutive Hours
- Billable / Specific Code
5A0935Z is a billable ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Assistance with Respiratory Ventilation, Less than 24 Consecutive Hours. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027). The root operation Assistance involves taking over a portion of a physiological function by extracorporeal means. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this procedure falls under Non-invasive ventilation.
Code Identity
PCS Table Breakdown
Each ICD-10-PCS code is built from seven characters, each an axis of the procedure. Hover or tap the icons for the official CMS definitions.
| Position | Designation | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section | 5 | Extracorporeal or Systemic Assistance and Performance |
| 2 | Body System | A | Physiological Systems |
| 3 | Operation | 0 | Assistance |
| 4 | BodySystem | 9 | Respiratory |
| 5 | Duration | 3 | Less than 24 Consecutive Hours |
| 6 | Function | 5 | Ventilation |
| 7 | Qualifier | Z | No Qualifier |
In the ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index
These FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index entries lead to this code:
To code prone positioning of the intubated, open the FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index at Prone positioning, then the subterm intubated. The index leads to table 5A0, where the duration, function and qualifier values shown in the breakdown above complete the seven-character code 5A0935Z.
Clinical Classification (CCSR)
AHRQ groups this procedure code into these clinical categories.
Convert to ICD-9-PCS
Closest ICD-9-PCS equivalents for this code under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code History
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Questions About 5A0935Z
Is 5A0935Z a billable code?
Yes. This is a complete seven-character ICD-10-PCS code, specific enough to report Assistance with Respiratory Ventilation, Less than 24 Consecutive Hours on inpatient claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What do the characters in 5A0935Z mean?
The code breaks down character by character: the 1st character 5 is the Section (Extracorporeal or Systemic Assistance and Performance); the 2nd character A is the Body System (Physiological Systems); the 3rd character 0 is the Operation (Assistance); the 4th character 9 is the BodySystem (Respiratory); the 5th character 3 is the Duration (Less than 24 Consecutive Hours); the 6th character 5 is the Function (Ventilation); the 7th character Z is the Qualifier (No Qualifier).
What is the ICD-9-PCS equivalent of 5A0935Z?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, Assistance with Respiratory Ventilation, Less than 24 Consecutive Hours crosswalks to ICD-9-PCS 93.99 (Other respiratory procedures). The mapping is approximate, so confirm it fits the documentation.
