AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1987 July - August

Respiratory Failure, 518.81

Note: As of October 1, 1998, respiratory failure has been further specified to indicate acute respiratory failure (518.81), chronic respiratory failure (518.83), and acute and chronic respiratory failure (518.84). Respiratory failure, 518.81, may be designated as principal diagnosis if it led to hospital admission, or it may be listed as an associated condition if it occurs after admission. Code 518.5 is assigned when respiratory failure occurs following surgery or trauma. Respiratory failure is a life-threatening condition. It is usually regarded as being acute in nature and may occur in the presence of either chronic...

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