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R09.0 - Asphyxia and hypoxemia


The ICD 10 Code for Asphyxia and hypoxemia is listed as R09.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R09.0
Description: Asphyxia and hypoxemia
  • Excludes1: asphyxia due to carbon monoxide (T58.-)
  • asphyxia due to foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)
  • birth (intrauterine) asphyxia (P84)
  • hypercapnia (R06.4)
  • hyperventilation (R06.4)
  • traumatic asphyxia (T71.-)
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
Parent R09 - Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of R09.0:
R09.01 - Asphyxia
R09.02 - Hypoxemia
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R09.0:
R09.1 - Pleurisy
R09.2 - Respiratory arrest
R09.3 - Abnormal sputum
R09.8 - Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems