R09.2

ICD-10Billable

Respiratory arrest

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Respiratory arrest

R09.2 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

Cardiorespiratory failure

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

cardiac arrest (I46.-)
respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
respiratory distress of newborn (P22.0)
respiratory failure (J96.-)
respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5)
respiratory insufficiency (R06.89)
respiratory insufficiency of newborn (P28.5)

Related codes in R09

Where this code sits

Chapter: 18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block: Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
Parent code: R09

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.