SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 426896000: Chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure

426896000 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

  • Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
  • Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
  • Semantic tag: disorder

What it does not mean

  • A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagDisorder
Definition statusFully defined
Definition patternEquivalent
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes2
Role groups2
Module900000000000207008
Parents3
Children1

Defining attributes

Clinical courseChronic(qualifier value)
Finding siteStructure of respiratory system(body structure)

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Common synonyms

Chronic type II respiratory failureChronic type 2 respiratory failure

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code426896000
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameChronic hypercapnic respiratory failure
DescriptionChronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (disorder)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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