ICD-10-CM Codes
R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
R00-R09 Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
R06- Abnormalities of breathing
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06.0

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06.0

Dyspnea

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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 Excludes

Type 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.

tachypnea NOS (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06.82
Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified
Applicable To
- Tachypnea NOS
Type 1 Excludes
- transitory tachypnea of newborn (P22.1)
R06.82
)
transient tachypnea of newborn (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P22.1
Transient tachypnea of newborn
Applicable To
- Idiopathic tachypnea of newborn
- Respiratory distress syndrome, type II
- Wet lung syndrome
P22.1
)

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:

R00-R99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range R00-R99
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Note
- This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
- Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
- The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
- (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
- (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
- (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
- (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
- (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
- (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.
Type 2 Excludes
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
R06
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06
Abnormalities of breathing
Type 1 Excludes
- 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)
Abnormalities of breathing

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

R04.0 Epistaxis

R04.1 Hemorrhage from throat

R04.2 Hemoptysis

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

R05 Cough

R06 Abnormalities of breathing

R06.0 Dyspnea

R06.00 …… 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

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06.0

Dyspnea

Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified

Transient tachypnea of newborn

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Abnormalities of breathing