Diagnosis Code

R06 ABNORMALITIES OF BREATHING


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R06

Short Description: Abnormalities of breathing

Long Description: Abnormalities of breathing

The code R06 is NOT 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 Abnormalities of breathing

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R06 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • acute respiratory distress syndrome (@J80*)
    • respiratory arrest (@R09.2*)
    • respiratory arrest of newborn (@P28.81*)
    • respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (@P22*.-)
    • respiratory failure (@J96*.-)
    • respiratory failure of newborn (@P28.5*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
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
R06.3 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


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