J96.0Acute respiratory failure
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use J96.0 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter X
- Diseases of the respiratory system
- Group J95-J99
- Other diseases of the respiratory system
- Official Vietnamese name
- Suy hô hấp [tiến triển] cấp tính
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- 0 Type I [hypoxic]
Related J96 codes
J96
Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified
J96.00
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute respiratory failure, Type I [hypoxic]
J96.01
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute respiratory failure, Type II [hypercapnic]
J96.09
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute respiratory failure, Type unspecified
J96.1
Chronic respiratory failure
J96.10
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic respiratory failure, Type I [hypoxic]
J96.11
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic respiratory failure, Type II [hypercapnic]
J96.19
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic respiratory failure, Type unspecified
J96.9
Respiratory failure, unspecified
J96.90
Primary diagnosis candidate
Respiratory failure, unspecified, Type I [hypoxic]
J96.91
Primary diagnosis candidate
Respiratory failure, unspecified, Type II [hypercapnic]
J96.99
Primary diagnosis candidate
Respiratory failure, unspecified, Type unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
