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96.72 - Continuous Invasive Mechanical Ventilation For 96 Consecutive Hours Or More


The ICD 9 Code for Continuous invasive mechanical ventilation for 96 consecutive hours or more is listed as 96.72.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field Value
Procedure Code: 96.72
Description: Continuous invasive mechanical ventilation for 96 consecutive hours or more
Short Description: Cont inv mec ven 96+ hrs
Chapter: Miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Subsection 1: Nonoperative intubation and irrigation
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 5A1955Z - Respiratory Ventilation, Greater than 96 Consecutive Hours (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 96.72:
96.70 - Continuous invasive mechanical ventilation of unspecified duration
96.71 - Continuous invasive mechanical ventilation for less than 96 consecutive hours