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96.71 - Continuous Invasive Mechanical Ventilation For Less Than 96 Consecutive Hours


The ICD 9 Code for Continuous invasive mechanical ventilation for less than 96 consecutive hours is listed as 96.71.
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: 96.71
Description: Continuous invasive mechanical ventilation for less than 96 consecutive hours
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: 5A1935Z - Respiratory Ventilation, Less than 24 Consecutive Hours (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 5A1945Z - Respiratory Ventilation, 24-96 Consecutive Hours (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 96.71:
96.70 - Continuous invasive mechanical ventilation of unspecified duration
96.72 - Continuous invasive mechanical ventilation for 96 consecutive hours or more