Acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
The ICD-10 code J80 is assigned to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a severe lung condition causing sudden and critical respiratory failure. This code is used to identify cases where the lungs cannot provide enough oxygen to the body due to fluid buildup or inflammation.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome, also known by several synonyms such as postoperative pulmonary edema, pulmonary insufficiency following surgery, trauma, or shock, and conditions like malarial shock lung, uniquely fits under ICD-10 code J80. It includes newer causes linked to respiratory distress, such as ARDS due to vaping or dabbing and ARDS caused by infections like COVID-19 or falciparum malaria. Healthcare professionals and coders use this code specifically to document and track this non-cardiogenic form of respiratory failure where oxygen exchange is severely impaired. Understanding these synonyms helps ensure correct coding, especially when conditions are described using alternative terms like infectious edema or interstitial lung disorder related to vaping.
Instructional Notations
Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome in adult or child
- Adult hyaline membrane disease
Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- respiratory distress syndrome in newborn perinatal P22.0
