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R06

Abnormalities of breathing

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Section: R00-R09 - Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with R06

  • J80 - acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
  • R09.2 - respiratory arrest (R09.2)
  • P28.81 - respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
  • respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (P22.-)
  • respiratory failure (J96.-)
  • P28.5 - respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5)

Specific Codes (10)

R06.0Category

Dyspnea

R06.1Billable

Stridor

R06.2Billable

Wheezing

R06.3Billable

Periodic breathing

R06.4Billable

Hyperventilation

R06.5Billable

Mouth breathing

R06.6Billable

Hiccough

R06.7Billable

Sneezing

R06.8Category

Other abnormalities of breathing

R06.9Billable

Unspecified abnormalities of breathing

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