Diagnosis Code

R06.09 OTHER FORMS OF DYSPNEA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R06.09

Short Description: Other forms of dyspnea

Long Description: Other forms of dyspnea

The code R06.09 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
      • Abnormalities of breathing (R06)
        • R06.09 Other forms of dyspnea

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bendopnea
  • Breathless - mild exertion
  • Breathless - moderate exertion
  • Breathless - strenuous exertion
  • Chronic respiratory distress with surfactant metabolism deficiency
  • Dyspnea after eating
  • Dyspnea on exertion
  • Dyspnea raising arms
  • Dyspnea, class I
  • Dyspnea, class II
  • Dyspnea, class III
  • Dyspnea, class IV
  • Expiratory dyspnea
  • Gasping for breath
  • Genetic disorder of surfactant dysfunction
  • Inspiratory dyspnea
  • Labored breathing
  • Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 1
  • Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 2
  • Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 3
  • Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 4
  • Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 5
  • Mixed obstructive and restrictive ventilatory defect
  • Platypnea
  • Respiratory alteration
  • Respiratory distress
  • Trepopnea
  • Ventilatory defect

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R06.09 Right Arrow 786.09 Respiratory abnorm NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R06 Abnormalities of breathing
R06.0 Dyspnea
R06.00 Dyspnea, unspecified
R06.01 Orthopnea
R06.02 Shortness of breath
R06.03 Acute respiratory distress
R06.1 Stridor
R06.2 Wheezing
R06.3 Periodic breathing
R06.4 Hyperventilation
R06.5 Mouth breathing
R06.6 Hiccough
R06.7 Sneezing
R06.8 Other abnormalities of breathing
R06.81 Apnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.82 Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.83 Snoring
R06.89 Other abnormalities of breathing
R06.9 Unspecified abnormalities of breathing


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023