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R06

Abnormalities of breathing

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 10 more specific codes instead:

  • R06.0 Dyspnea (also a header)
  • 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 (also a header)
  • R06.9 Unspecified abnormalities of breathing

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Abnormalities of breathing

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.

This code

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • 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)