ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
CB41 — Respiratory failure

ICD-11 CB41 — Respiratory failure

Respiratory failure is a life-threatening impairment of oxygenation or CO2 elimination. Respiratory failure may occur because of impaired gas exchange, decreased ventilation, or both. The level of oxygen in the blood becomes dangerously low or the level of carbon dioxide becomes dangerously high.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

Diagnosis with code CB41 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses:

1. CB41.0 — Acute respiratory failure
   It contains 3 clarifying diagnoses.
2. CB41.1 — Chronic respiratory failure
   It contains 3 clarifying diagnoses.
3. CB41.2 — Respiratory failure, unspecified as acute or chronic
   It contains 3 clarifying diagnoses.