For example: char a; a= getchar(); The function getchar() reads a single character from the standard input device, the keyboard being assumed because that is the standard input device, and assigns it to the variable a.
This excludes acute and chronic respiratory failure (518.84), acute respiratory distress (518.82), acute respiratory failure following trauma and surgery (518.51), chronic respiratory failure (518.83), respiratory arrest (799.1), and respiratory failure, newborn (770.84). This applies to respiratory failure NOS.
Whether itâs ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM, the coding guidelines are actually the same for Respiratory Failure. The only difference is the code itself. Itâs not only important for a coder to be familiar with these guidelines but also some of the basic clinical indicators as well. DEFINITION.