2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J95.89Other postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM Codes›J00–J99›J95›J95
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- CC — Complication or Comorbidity
- Not Chronic
J95.89 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 205 through 206, 791, 793. As a secondary diagnosis, it counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) and moves an inpatient stay to a higher severity level within its MS-DRG family. It does not count, however, when the principal diagnosis is one of 56 closely related codes. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Postprocedural or postoperative respiratory system complication.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Abnormal airflow
- Acquired obstruction of systemic to pulmonary arterial shunt due to and following procedure
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Aspiration pneumonia due to and following procedure
- Aspiration pneumonia following procedure
- Aspiration pneumonia following surgical procedure
- Aspiration pneumonitis following procedure
- Aspiration pneumonitis following surgical procedure
- Atrophic rhinitis
- Bronchial anastomotic edema
- Bronchial anastomotic leak
- Bronchial anastomotic necrosis
- Bronchopleural fistula
- Disorder of bronchial anastomosis
- Edema of larynx
- Edema of larynx following radiotherapy
- Empty nose syndrome
- Fibrosis of lung caused by ionizing radiation
- Finding of sensation of nose
- Fistula of bronchial stump
- Iatrogenic odontogenic maxillary sinusitis following dental procedure
- Idiopathic pneumonitis syndrome
- Interstitial lung disease due to and following radiotherapy
- Laryngitis following radiation therapy
- Necrosis of bronchus
- Plastic bronchitis
- Plastic bronchitis after cardiac procedure
- Pneumonitis following radiotherapy
- Post-intubation tracheal stenosis
- Postoperative bronchitis
- Postoperative lower respiratory tract infection
- Postoperative pneumonia
- Postoperative pulmonary edema
- Postoperative rupture of diaphragm
- Postprocedural respiratory disorders
- Pulmonary fibrosis due to and following radiotherapy
- Radiation pneumonitis
- Rupture of diaphragm
- Stenosis of trachea
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to J95.89: its own notes plus those printed at J95 and Chapter 10. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Use Additional Code
Add a second code, after this one, to fully describe the condition.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- 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).
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name J95.89, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes2 1
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming J95.89: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
postprocedural See Also: Complications, surgical procedure;
respiratory system J95.89
postoperative J95.89
specified NEC J95.89
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Convert J95.89 to ICD-9-CMHistory
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About J95.89Overview
Is J95.89 a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does J95.89 group to?
When other postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 793, 791, 206, 205, with relative weights from 0.9255 to 4.2192 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is J95.89 a CC or MCC?
CMS lists J95.89 as a CC (complication or comorbidity) for FY 2027. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, it moves the inpatient stay to a higher-weighted DRG within its severity family. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 56 closely related codes in its exclusion list.
Does J95.89 need an additional code?
When the condition applies, yes. The Use Additional Code note reads: code to identify disorder, such as: aspiration pneumonia (J69.-); bacterial or viral pneumonia (J12-J18). The additional code is reported after J95.89.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of J95.89?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified converts to ICD-9-CM 997.32 (postproc aspiration pneu) and 997.39 (respiratory comp NEC). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
