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ICD-10-CM Codes
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R00-R99
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
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R00-R09
Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
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R06-
Abnormalities of breathing
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06.0
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06.0
Dyspnea
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- R06.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM R06.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R06.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 R06.0 may differ.
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as R06.0. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
The following code(s) above
R06.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
R06.0:
Clinical Information
- A disorder characterized by an uncomfortable sensation of difficulty breathing.
- An uncomfortable sensation of difficulty breathing. It may present as an acute or chronic sign of an underlying respiratory or heart disorder.
- Difficult or labored breathing.
- Difficult, painful breathing or shortness of breath.
- Difficulty in breathing which may or may not have an organic cause.
- Labored or difficult breathing associated with a variety of disorders, indicating inadequate ventilation or low blood oxygen or a subjective experience of breathing discomfort.
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To R06.0
R04 Hemorrhage from respiratory passages
R04.1 Hemorrhage from throat
R04.8 Hemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages
R04.81 Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in infants
R04.89 Hemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages
R04.9 Hemorrhage from respiratory passages, unspecified
R06 Abnormalities of breathing
R06.0
Dyspnea
R06.03 Acute respiratory distress
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.