R06.5
BillableMouth breathing
Mouth breathing
Coding Notes
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
- Breathing orally77329001
- Mouth breathing77329001
- Absent salivary secretion87715008
- Aptyalia87715008
- Aptyalism87715008
- Asialia87715008
- Clinical xerostomia87715008
- Dry mouth87715008
- Xerostomia87715008
- Obligatory mouth breathing110289004
- Mouth breathing due to nasal obstruction110290008
- Mouth breathing with nasal obstruction110290008
- Chronic mouth breathing110291007
- Finding of route of breathing366141005
- Xerostomia due to mouth breathing707256003
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R06.5?
ICD-10-CM code R06.5 represents "Mouth breathing". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R06.5 a billable code?
Yes, R06.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R06.5 in?
R06.5 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R06.5?
R06.5 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 3 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does R06.5 map to?
R06.5 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 87715008, 77329001, 110291007, 366141005, 110290008, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R06.5?
R06.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0026635. 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.