R09.0 Non-Billable Code
Asphyxia and hypoxemia
Chapter Classification
Chapter 18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Section Detail
R00-R09
Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of R09.
As a non-billable code, it requires more specific digits to be used on a medical claim.
As a non-billable code, it requires more specific digits to be used on a medical claim.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- asphyxia due to carbon monoxide (T58.-)
- asphyxia due to foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)
- birth (intrauterine) asphyxia (P84)
- hyperventilation (R06.4)
- traumatic asphyxia (T71.-)
excludes2
- hypercapnia (R06.89)
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