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R05.2
Subacute cough
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2022 to now.
- FY2022 Added to the code set Subacute cough
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from R05 Cough
Excludes1 - never coded here
- paroxysmal cough due to Bordetella pertussis (A37.0-)
- smoker's cough (J41.0)
Excludes2 - not included here
- cough with hemorrhage (R04.2)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Cough > subacute
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| R05.1 | Acute cough | Valid |
| R05.3 | Chronic cough | Valid |
| R05.4 | Cough syncope | Valid |
| R05.8 | Other specified cough | Valid |
| R05.9 | Cough, unspecified | Valid |