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R05.9

✓ Billable

Cough, unspecified

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

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❌ Excludes1

inherited from R05

Rules from parent category R05: Cough

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

⚠️ Excludes2

inherited from R05

Rules from parent category R05: Cough

  • • cough with hemorrhage (R04.2)

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Code Information

CodeR05.9
BillableYes
ParentR05
CategorySymptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Excludes12 rule(s)
Excludes21 note(s)

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Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)