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R05

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Cough

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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❌ Excludes1

direct

Cannot be coded with R05

  • • paroxysmal cough due to Bordetella pertussis (A37.0-)
  • • smoker's cough (J41.0)

⚠️ Excludes2

direct

May be coded together if both conditions coexist

  • • cough with hemorrhage (R04.2)

Child Codes (6)

R05.1Acute coughR05.2Subacute coughR05.3Chronic coughR05.4Cough syncopeR05.8Other specified coughR05.9Cough, unspecified

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Code Information

CodeR05
BillableNo — Header code
CategorySymptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Excludes12 rule(s)
Excludes21 note(s)
Child codes6

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)