2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z99.11

Dependence on respirator [ventilator] status

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z99.11
ICD-10 Code for:
Dependence on respirator [ventilator] status
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
    (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
      (Z77-Z99)
      • Dependence on enabling machines and devices, not elsewhere classified
        (Z99)

Z99.11 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of dependence on respirator [ventilator] status. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Artificial ventilation finding
  • Artificial ventilation finding
  • Dependence on biphasic positive airway pressure ventilation
  • Dependence on biphasic positive airway pressure ventilation
  • Dependence on biphasic positive airway pressure ventilation due to central sleep apnea syndrome
  • Dependence on continuous positive airway pressure ventilation
  • Dependence on home ventilator
  • Dependence on non-invasive ventilation
  • Dependence on respirator
  • Dependence on respiratory device
  • Dependence on respiratory device
  • Dependence on ventilator
  • Dependence on ventilator
  • Dysfunctional ventilatory weaning response
  • Equipment in use
  • Equipment in use
  • Patient ventilated
  • Uses home bilevel positive airway pressure ventilation
  • Uses home continuous positive airway pressure ventilation supply
  • Weaning from mechanically assisted ventilation not achieved

Clinical Classification

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Present on Admission (POA)

Z99.11 is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement. Review other POA exempt codes here.

CMS POA Indicator Options and Definitions

POA IndicatorReason for CodeCMS will pay the CC/MCC DRG?
YDiagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission.YES
NDiagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission.NO
UDocumentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.NO
WClinically undetermined - unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.YES
1Unreported/Not used - Exempt from POA reporting. NO

Convert Z99.11 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: V46.11 - Respirator depend status
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.