786.2 COUGH


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 786.2

Short Description: Cough

Long Description: Cough

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 786 Symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms
        • 786.2 Cough

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 786.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Cough 786.2
    • with hemorrhage (see also Hemoptysis) 786.39
    • affected 786.2
    • bronchial 786.2
      • with grippe or influenza (see also Influenza) 487.1
    • chronic 786.2
    • epidemic 786.2
    • functional 306.1
    • hemorrhagic 786.39
    • hysterical 300.11
    • laryngeal, spasmodic 786.2
    • nervous 786.2
    • psychogenic 306.1
    • smokers' 491.0
    • tea tasters' 112.89
  • Epilepsy, epileptic (idiopathic) 345.9
    • laryngeal 786.2
  • Laryngeal - see also condition
    • syncope 786.2
  • Syncope (near) (pre-) 780.2
    • laryngeal 786.2
    • tussive 786.2
  • Vertigo 780.4
    • laryngeal 786.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 786.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
786.2 Right Arrow R05 Cough
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
786.00 Respiratory abnormality, unspecified
786.01 Hyperventilation
786.02 Orthopnea
786.03 Apnea
786.04 Cheyne-Stokes respiration
786.05 Shortness of breath
786.06 Tachypnea
786.07 Wheezing
786.09 Other respiratory abnormalities
786.1 Stridor
786.30 Hemoptysis, unspecified
786.31 Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in infants [AIPHI]
786.39 Other hemoptysis
786.4 Abnormal sputum
786.50 Chest pain, unspecified
786.51 Precordial pain
786.52 Painful respiration
786.59 Other chest pain
786.6 Swelling, mass, or lump in chest
786.7 Abnormal chest sounds
786.8 Hiccough
786.9 Other symptoms involving respiratory system and chest


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