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518.83 - Chronic Respiratory Failure


The ICD 9 Code for Chronic respiratory failure is listed as 518.83.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 518.83
Long Description: Chronic respiratory failure
Short Description: Chronic respiratory fail
Chapter: Diseases Of The Respiratory System
Block: Other Diseases Of Respiratory System (510-519)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: J96.10 - Chronic respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 518.83:
518.81 - Acute respiratory failure
518.82 - Other pulmonary insufficiency, not elsewhere classified
518.84 - Acute and chronic respiratory failure
518.89 - Other diseases of lung, not elsewhere classified