5A09C5KAssistance with Respiratory Ventilation, 8-24 Consecutive Hours, Intubated Prone Positioning

Extracorporeal or Systemic Assistance and Performance›Physiological Systems›Assistance
  • Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-PCS 5A09C5K
CMS Source: FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS dataset. Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

5A09C5K is a billable ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Assistance with Respiratory Ventilation, 8-24 Consecutive Hours, Intubated Prone Positioning. 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 Mechanical ventilation.

Code Identity

ICD-10-PCS Code
5A09C5K
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Assistance with Respiratory Ventilation, 8-24 Consecutive Hours, Intubated Prone Positioning
Short Description
Assistance with Resp Ventilation, 8-24 Hrs, Intub Prone
Parent Code
5A0

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.

PositionDesignationValueMeaning
1Section5Extracorporeal or Systemic Assistance and Performance
2Body SystemAPhysiological Systems
3Operation0Assistance
4BodySystem9Respiratory
5DurationC8-24 Consecutive Hours
6Function5Ventilation
7QualifierKIntubated Prone Positioning

In the ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index

These FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index entries lead to this code:

Assistance, Respiratory, 8-24 Consecutive Hours, Ventilation, Intubated Prone Positioning
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BiPAP
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Intubated prone positioning
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Prone positioning, intubated
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Intermittent mandatory ventilation
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PEEP (positive end expiratory pressure)
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IMV (intermittent mandatory ventilation)
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Intermittent positive pressure breathing
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CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)
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ENROUTE(R) Transcarotid Neuroprotection System
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IPPB (intermittent positive pressure breathing)
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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 5A09C5K.

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Clinical Classification (CCSR)

AHRQ groups this procedure code into these clinical categories.

ESA003
Mechanical ventilation
Clinical domain: Extracorporeal or Systemic Assistance and Performance

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Questions About 5A09C5K

Is 5A09C5K a billable code?

Yes. This is a complete seven-character ICD-10-PCS code, specific enough to report Assistance with Respiratory Ventilation, 8-24 Consecutive Hours, Intubated Prone Positioning on inpatient claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What do the characters in 5A09C5K 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 C is the Duration (8-24 Consecutive Hours); the 6th character 5 is the Function (Ventilation); the 7th character K is the Qualifier (Intubated Prone Positioning).