R06.02
BillableShortness of breath
Shortness of breath
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Breathlessness on exertion60845006
- Dyspnea on effort60845006
- Dyspnea on exertion60845006
- Dyspnoea on effort60845006
- Dyspnoea on exertion60845006
- Exertional dyspnea60845006
- Exertional dyspnoea60845006
- SOBOE - Shortness of breath on exertion60845006
- Short of breath on exertion60845006
- Increasing breathlessness297216006
- Dyspnea on dressing and undressing390870001
- Dyspnoea on dressing and undressing390870001
- Short of breath dressing/undressing390870001
- Unable to complete a sentence in one breath407588003
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 shortness of breath?
The ICD-10-CM code for shortness of breath is R06.02. The full clinical description is "Shortness of breath". R06.02 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R06.02 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R06.02 represents "Shortness of breath". 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 R06.02 a billable code?
Yes, R06.02 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R06.02 in?
R06.02 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R06.02?
R06.02 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 R06.02 map to?
R06.02 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 60845006, 390870001, 297216006, 407588003. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R06.02?
R06.02 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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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.