Diagnosis and Documentation of Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF)

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Diagnosis and Documentation of Acute Respiratory
Failure (ARF)
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Respiratory failure may be acute or chronic.
Acute respiratory failure (ARF) occurs when the
capillaries or tiny blood vessels surrounding the
air sacs cant properly exchange carbon dioxide
for oxygen. This condition may lead to death, if
not treated quickly. With appropriate and timely
treatment, the serious complications caused by
acute respiratory failure can be reversed.
Medical coding outsourcing is an ideal option for
physicians to simplify the documentation of such
conditions.
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Diagnosis and Documentation of Acute Respiratory
Failure (ARF)

• The most common signs and symptoms of ARF include
  
• Rapid breathing
• Air hunger
• Sleepiness
• Restlessness, confusion and anxiety
• Racing heart
• Profuse sweating and more

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Physicians may conduct a detailed physical
examination and evaluate previous health history
during initial diagnosis. Other diagnosis tests
include checking the bodys oxygen and carbon
dioxide levels with a pulse oximetry device, an
arterial blood gas test and a chest X-ray to
find any abnormalities in the lungs. Treatment
for this condition depends on the underlying
conditions a person suffers from and may include
pain medications or other medicines that help
patients breathe better.
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ICD-10 Coding
Pulmonary medical coding involves using specific
ICD-10 diagnosis codes to report ARF on the
medical claims.

• J96 Respiratory failure, not elsewhere
  classified
• J96.0 Acute respiratory failure

• J96.00 Acute respiratory failure, unspecified
• whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
• J96.01 Acute respiratory failure, with hypoxia
• J96.02 Acute respiratory failure, with
  hypercapnia

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• J96.2 Acute and chronic respiratory failure
• J96.20 Acute and chronic respiratory failure,
• unspecified whether with hypoxia or
  hypercapnia
• J96.21 Acute and chronic respiratory failure,
• with hypoxia
• J96.22 Acute and chronic respiratory failure,
• with hypercapnia

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• J96.9 Respiratory failure, unspecified
• J96.90 Respiratory failure, unspecified,
  unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia
• J96.91 Respiratory failure, unspecified, with
  hypoxia
• J96.92 Respiratory failure, unspecified, with
  hypercapnia

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