R05.3
BillableChronic cough
Chronic cough
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Persistent cough
- Refractory cough
- Unexplained cough
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Chronic cough68154008
- Persistent cough284523002
- Unexplained cough315246003
- Persistent cough after viral respiratory infection445241004
- Postviral cough445241004
- UCC - unexplained chronic cough1204369007
- Unexplained chronic cough1204369007
- CRC - chronic refractory cough2561000112106
- Chronic refractory cough2561000112106
- RCC - refractory chronic cough2561000112106
- Refractory chronic cough2561000112106
UMLS
- Chronic CoughC0010201
- Chronic CoughsC0010201
- Chronic coughC0010201
- Chronic cough (finding)C0010201
- Cough, ChronicC0010201
- Cough, NaggingC0010201
- Cough, PersistentC0010201
- Cough, chronicC0010201
- Nagging CoughC0010201
- Nagging CoughsC0010201
- Persistent CoughC0010201
- Persistent CoughsC0010201
- chronic coughC0010201
- chronic coughingC0010201
- chronic coughsC0010201
- cough chronicC0010201
- Persistent coughC0562483
- Persistent cough (finding)C0562483
- cough persistentC0562483
- coughing persistentC0562483
- coughs persistentC0562483
- persistent coughC0562483
- Refractory coughC5539366
- Unexplained coughC1277590
- Unexplained cough (finding)C1277590
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R05.3?
ICD-10-CM code R05.3 represents "Chronic cough". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R05.3 a billable code?
Yes, R05.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R05.3 in?
R05.3 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R05.3?
R05.3 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: paroxysmal cough due to Bordetella pertussis (A37.0-); smoker's cough (J41.0).
What SNOMED CT codes does R05.3 map to?
R05.3 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 2561000112106, 68154008, 284523002, 445241004, 1204369007, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R05.3?
R05.3 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0010201, C0562483, C5539366, C1277590. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.