R06.00
BillableDyspnea, unspecified
Dyspnea, unspecified
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Chronic respiratory failure39871006
- PND - Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea55442000
- PND - Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea55442000
- Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea55442000
- Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea55442000
- Paroxysmal dyspnea59265000
- Paroxysmal dyspnoea59265000
- Breathless - at rest161941007
- Dyspnea at rest161941007
- Dyspnoea at rest161941007
- SOBAR - Shortness of breath at rest161941007
- DIB - Difficulty in breathing230145002
- Difficulty breathing230145002
- Respiration difficult230145002
- Distal spinal muscular atrophy230247001
- Nocturnal dyspnea248548009
- Nocturnal dyspnoea248548009
- Short of breath at night248548009
- Winded248552009
- Breathless267036007
- Breathlessness267036007
- Dyspnea267036007
- Dyspnoea267036007
- SOB - Shortness of breath267036007
- Shortness of breath267036007
- Borg Breathlessness Score: 1 very slight401279002
- Borg Breathlessness Score: 2 slight401280004
- Borg Breathlessness Score: 3 moderate401281000
- Borg Breathlessness Score: 4 somewhat severe401282007
- Borg Breathlessness Score: 5 severe401284008
- Borg Breathlessness Score: 6 severe (+)401286005
- Borg Breathlessness Score: 7 very severe401290007
- Borg Breathlessness Score: 8 very severe (+)401291006
- Borg Breathlessness Score: 9 very, very severe (almost maximal)401292004
- Borg Breathlessness Score: 10 maximal401293009
- Borg Breathlessness Score: 0.5 very, very slight (just noticeable)401323002
- Respiratory disorder with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)421874007
- Respiratory disorder with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome421874007
- Dyspnea with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)422177004
- Dyspnea with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome422177004
- Dyspnoea with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)422177004
- Dyspnoea with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome422177004
- Disorder of respiratory system co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection713484001
- Diaphragmatic spinal muscular atrophy type 2770727008
- SMARD2 - spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 2770727008
- Severe infantile axonal neuropathy with respiratory failure type 2770727008
- Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 2770727008
- X-linked spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress770727008
- COVID-19840539006
- Disease caused by 2019 novel coronavirus840539006
- Disease caused by 2019-nCoV840539006
- Disease caused by SARS-CoV-2840539006
- Disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2840539006
- Chronic dyspnea870535009
- Chronic dyspnoea870535009
- X-linked distal hereditary motor neuropathy1156840002
- Dyspnea caused by 2019 novel coronavirus119981000146107
- Dyspnea caused by 2019-nCoV119981000146107
- Dyspnea caused by SARS-CoV-2119981000146107
- Dyspnea caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2119981000146107
- Dyspnoea caused by 2019 novel coronavirus119981000146107
- Dyspnoea caused by 2019-nCoV119981000146107
- Dyspnoea caused by SARS-CoV-2119981000146107
- Dyspnoea caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2119981000146107
UMLS
- Abnormal breathingC0013404
- Breath ShortnessC0013404
- Breath shortnessC0013404
- Breathing difficultC0013404
- Breathing difficultiesC0013404
- Breathing difficultyC0013404
- BreathlessC0013404
- BreathlessnessC0013404
- DIB - Difficulty in breathingC0013404
- Difficult to breatheC0013404
- Difficulty breathingC0013404
- Difficulty breathing (finding)C0013404
- DyspneaC0013404
- Dyspnea (finding)C0013404
- Dyspnea, unspecifiedC0013404
- DyspnoeaC0013404
- Dyspnoea NOSC0013404
- DyspnoeasC0013404
- Respiration difficultC0013404
- Respiratory difficultiesC0013404
- SOB - Shortness of breathC0013404
- Short of breathC0013404
- Shortness of BreathC0013404
- Shortness of breathC0013404
- Trouble breathingC0013404
- breath shortnessC0013404
- breathing difficultiesC0013404
- breathing difficultyC0013404
- breathing shortnessC0013404
- breathlessC0013404
- breathlessnessC0013404
- difficult breathingC0013404
- dyspneaC0013404
- dyspnoeaC0013404
- respiratory difficultyC0013404
- shortness of breathC0013404
- shortness of breath (SOB)C0013404
- tightness of breathC0013404
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for dyspnea, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for dyspnea, unspecified is R06.00. The full clinical description is "Dyspnea, unspecified". R06.00 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R06.00 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R06.00 represents "Dyspnea, unspecified". It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R06.00 a billable code?
Yes, R06.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R06.00 in?
R06.00 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R06.00?
R06.00 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80); respiratory arrest (R09.2); respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81); and 5 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does R06.00 map to?
R06.00 maps to 28 SNOMED CT concepts: 401323002, 401279002, 401293009, 401280004, 401281000, and 23 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R06.00?
R06.00 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0013404. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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