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R06.0

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Dyspnea

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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Cannot be coded with R06.0

  • • tachypnea NOS (R06.82)
  • • transient tachypnea of newborn (P22.1)

❌ Excludes1

inherited from R06

Rules from parent category R06: Abnormalities of breathing

  • • 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)

Child Codes (5)

R06.00Dyspnea, unspecifiedR06.01OrthopneaR06.02Shortness of breathR06.03Acute respiratory distressR06.09Other forms of dyspnea

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Code Information

CodeR06.0
BillableNo — Header code
ParentR06
CategorySymptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Excludes18 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes5

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)