Diagnosis Code

R06.3 PERIODIC BREATHING


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R06.3

Short Description: Periodic breathing

Long Description: Periodic breathing

The code R06.3 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)
        • R06.3 Periodic breathing

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Central sleep apnea co-occurrent with Cheyne Stokes respiration
  • Central sleep apnea due to periodic breathing
  • Central sleep apnea syndrome
  • Central sleep apnea syndrome
  • Cheyne-Stokes respiration
  • Cheyne-Stokes respiration
  • Interrupted breathing
  • Interrupted breathing
  • Interrupted breathing
  • Interrupted breathing
  • Respiration intermittent
  • Respiration intermittent
  • Respiration intermittent

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R06.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Cheyne-Stokes breathing

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R06.3 Right Arrow 786.04 Cheyne-stokes respiratn

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
R06.09 Other forms of dyspnea
R06.1 Stridor
R06.2 Wheezing
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


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