R55
BillableSyncope and collapse
Syncope and collapse
Status
Billable / Specific
Block
R50-R69
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Blackout
- Fainting
- Vasovagal attack
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- cardiogenic shock (R57.0)
- carotid sinus syncope (G90.01)
- heat syncope (T67.1)
- neurocirculatory asthenia (F45.8)
- neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (G90.3)
- orthostatic hypotension (I95.1)
- postprocedural shock (T81.1-)
- psychogenic syncope (F48.8)
- shock NOS (R57.9)
- shock complicating or following abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.3)
- shock complicating or following labor and delivery (O75.1)
- Stokes-Adams attack (I45.9)
- unconsciousness NOS (R40.2-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Micrognathia-glossoptosis syndrome4602007
- Pierre Robin association4602007
- Pierre Robin syndrome4602007
- Robin sequence4602007
- Prolonged loss of consciousness7862002
- Effort syncope31457007
- Exertional syncope31457007
- Syncope on exertion31457007
- Brief loss of consciousness32834005
- Moderate duration loss of consciousness40863000
- Moderate loss of consciousness40863000
- Anoxic seizure41510006
- Hypotensive syncope58077008
- Drop attack61683000
- Drop attacks61683000
- Charcot vertigo90129003
- Cough syncope90129003
- Laryngeal syncope90129003
- Laryngeal vertigo90129003
- Tussive syncope90129003
- Malignant vasovagal syndrome234164004
- Elderly vasovagal syndrome234165003
- Vasovagal syncope due to immersion234166002
- Situational syncope234167006
- Micturition syncope234168001
- Defaecation syncope234169009
- Defecation syncope234169009
- Deglutition syncope234170005
- Syncope caused by centrifugal force in flying242030003
- Vasovagal symptom248229009
- Blackout271594007
- Faint271594007
- Fainting271594007
- Syncope271594007
- Syncope attack271594007
- Collapse271787007
- Syncope symptom272030005
- Syncope and collapse309585006
- Gower's syndrome398665005
- Neurally-mediated syncope398665005
- Vaso vagal episode398665005
- Vasodepressor syncope398665005
- Vasovagal attack398665005
- Vasovagal syncope398665005
- Loss of consciousness419045004
- Near syncope427461000
- Presyncope427461000
- Syncope due to orthostatic hypotension432524006
- Convulsive syncope438113009
- Syncope witnessed by provider of history other than subject445535007
- Witnessed syncope445535007
- Stoll Kieny Dott syndrome719823007
- Ventricular extrasystoles with syncope, perodactyly and Robin sequence syndrome719823007
- Syncope due to autonomic failure723148003
- Incomplete loss of consciousness without amnesia735662004
- Dissociative neurological symptom disorder co-occurrent with alteration of consciousness736315009
- Functional neurological symptom disorder with alteration of consciousness736315009
- Cardiac syncope788877005
- Collapse due to asphyxia830145009
- Collapse due to asphyxiation830145009
- Epidural intracranial haemorrhage with loss of consciousness753480991000119109
- Epidural intracranial hemorrhage with loss of consciousness753480991000119109
- Loss of consciousness due to epidural intracranial haemorrhage753480991000119109
- Loss of consciousness due to epidural intracranial hemorrhage753480991000119109
UMLS
- fainting syncopeC0039070
- fainting/syncopeC0039070
- faintnessC0039070
- faintsC0039070
- BlackoutC0039070
- FaintC0039070
- FaintingC0039070
- Fainting spellC0039070
- Fainting spellsC0039070
- Passed outC0039070
- Syncopal attackC0039070
- SyncopeC0039070
- Syncope (finding)C0039070
- Syncope and collapseC0039070
- Syncope and collapse (finding)C0039070
- Syncope attackC0039070
- Syncope symptomC0039070
- Syncope symptom (finding)C0039070
- SyncopesC0039070
- attacks faintingC0039070
- attacks syncopalC0039070
- collapse syncopeC0039070
- disorders syncopeC0039070
- faintC0039070
- faintedC0039070
- faintingC0039070
- fainting attacksC0039070
- fainting episodesC0039070
- falls outC0039070
- out passC0039070
- out passedC0039070
- out passesC0039070
- pass outC0039070
- passed outC0039070
- swoonC0039070
- swooningC0039070
- swoonsC0039070
- syncopeC0039070
- syncope attackC0039070
- syncope collapseC0039070
- syncope faintingC0039070
- syncopesC0039070
- Black OutC0312422
- Black-out (not amnesia)C0312422
- Blacked outC0312422
- Blacked-out (not amnesia)C0312422
- Blacking OutC0312422
- Blackout spellC0312422
- Passing OutC0312422
- black outC0312422
- black outsC0312422
- blacking outC0312422
- blackoutC0312422
- blackout spellC0312422
- blackoutsC0312422
- Faint, Neurally MediatedC0042420
- Faints, Neurally MediatedC0042420
- Gower's syndromeC0042420
- Neurally Mediated FaintC0042420
- Neurally Mediated FaintsC0042420
- Neurally-Mediated SyncopeC0042420
- Neurally-mediated syncopeC0042420
- Neurocardiogenic SyncopC0042420
- Neurocardiogenic SyncopeC0042420
- Neurocardiogenic SyncopesC0042420
- Neurocardiogenic syncopeC0042420
- Neurogenic SyncopeC0042420
- Neurogenic SyncopesC0042420
- Reflex SyncopeC0042420
- Reflex syncopeC0042420
- Syncope vasovagalC0042420
- Syncope, NeurocardiogenicC0042420
- Syncope, NeurogenicC0042420
- Syncope, VasodepressorC0042420
- Syncope, VasovagalC0042420
- Syncope, Vasovagal, Neurally-MediatedC0042420
- Syncope, vasovagalC0042420
- Syncopes, NeurocardiogenicC0042420
- Syncopes, NeurogenicC0042420
- Syncopes, VasodepressorC0042420
- Syncopes, VasovagalC0042420
- Vagal reactionC0042420
- Vaso vagal attackC0042420
- Vaso vagal episodeC0042420
- Vasodepressor SyncopeC0042420
- Vasodepressor SyncopesC0042420
- Vasodepressor syncopeC0042420
- Vasovagal SyncopeC0042420
- Vasovagal SyncopesC0042420
- Vasovagal attackC0042420
- Vasovagal episodeC0042420
- Vasovagal reactionC0042420
- Vasovagal syncopeC0042420
- Vasovagal syncope (finding)C0042420
- attacks vagalC0042420
- attacks vagal vasoC0042420
- episodes vagal vasoC0042420
- episodes vasovagalC0042420
- gower's syndromeC0042420
- neurocardiogenic syncopeC0042420
- neurogenic syncopeC0042420
- reaction vasovagalC0042420
- reactions vasovagalC0042420
- syncope neurocardiogenicC0042420
- syncope vasodepressorC0042420
- syncope vasovagalC0042420
- vagal attackC0042420
- vagal reactionC0042420
- vaso vagal attackC0042420
- vaso vagal episodeC0042420
- vasodepressor syncopeC0042420
- vasovagal attackC0042420
- vasovagal attacksC0042420
- vasovagal episodeC0042420
- vasovagal reactionC0042420
- vasovagal syncopeC0042420
- vasovagal syncopesC0042420
- vasovagal syndromeC0042420
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R55?
ICD-10-CM code R55 represents "Syncope and collapse". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R55 a billable code?
Yes, R55 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R55 in?
R55 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R55?
R55 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: cardiogenic shock (R57.0); carotid sinus syncope (G90.01); heat syncope (T67.1); and 10 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does R55 map to?
R55 maps to 35 SNOMED CT concepts: 41510006, 271594007, 32834005, 788877005, 90129003, and 30 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R55?
R55 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0039070, C0312422, C0042420. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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