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2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 93.90

Continuous positive airway pressure [cpap]
  • A technique of respiratory therapy, in either spontaneously breathing or mechanically ventilated patients, in which airway pressure is maintained above atmospheric pressure throughout the respiratory cycle by pressurization of the ventilatory circuit. (On-Line Medical Dictionary [Internet]. Newcastle upon Tyne(UK): The University Dept. of Medical Oncology: The CancerWEB Project; c1997-2003 [cited 2003 Apr 17]. Available from: http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/)
  • 93.90 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
  • 93.90 contains 10 index entries
  • View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 93.* hierarchy

93.90 also known as:

  • Bi-level airway pressure
  • Non-invasive positive pressure (NIPPV)

Index entries containing 93.90:

BiPAP 93.90
    Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) 93.90
      CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) 93.90
        Therapy
        • continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) 93.90
          • respiratory NEC 93.99
            • bi-level positive airway pressure [BiPAP] 93.90
              • continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] 93.90
                • non-invasive positive pressure (NIPPV) 93.90
                Ventilation
                • bi-level positive airway pressure [BiPAP] 93.90
                  • continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] 93.90
                    • non-invasive positive pressure (NIPPV) 93.90