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R06.81

Apnea, not elsewhere classified

Billable

Code Hierarchy

R06R06.8R06.81

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

Inclusion Terms

  • Apnea NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with R06.81

  • apnea (of) newborn (P28.4-)
  • sleep apnea (G47.3-)
  • sleep apnea of newborn (primary) (P28.3-)

Related Codes

R06.82Billable

Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified

R06.83Billable

Snoring

R06.89Billable

Other abnormalities of breathing

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