R55
BillableSyncope and collapse
Syncope and collapse
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 shockR57.0
- •carotid sinus syncopeG90.01
- •heat syncopeT67.1
- •neurocirculatory astheniaF45.8
- •neurogenic orthostatic hypotensionG90.3
- •orthostatic hypotensionI95.1
- •postprocedural shockT81.1
- •psychogenic syncopeF48.8
- •shock NOSR57.9
- •shock complicating or following abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy,O00-O07, O08.3
- •shock complicating or following labor and deliveryO75.1
- •Stokes-Adams attackI45.9
- •unconsciousness NOSR40.2
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •abnormal findings on antenatal screening of motherO28
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- •signs and symptoms of breast,N63, N64.5
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
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Also Known As / Clinical Terms(321)
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
- 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
- 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
- fainting syncopeC0039070
- fainting/syncopeC0039070
- faintnessC0039070
- faintsC0039070
- falls outC0039070
- out passC0039070
- out passedC0039070
- out passesC0039070
- pass outC0039070
- passed outC0039070
- swoonC0039070
- swooningC0039070
- swoonsC0039070
- syncopeC0039070
- syncope attackC0039070
- syncope collapseC0039070
- syncope faintingC0039070
- syncopesC0039070
- 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
Clinical Terms
- attacks fainting
- Loss of consciousness
- Neurally-Mediated Syncope
- passed out
- Syncope, Vasovagal, Neurally-Mediated
- Syncopes
- Syncope attack
- Drop attacks
- attacks vagal vaso
- syncope
- Anoxic seizure
- Syncope due to orthostatic hypotension
- Syncope witnessed by provider of history other than subject
- Syncopal attack
- collapse syncope
- Faint, Neurally Mediated
- Hypotensive syncope
- Gower's syndrome
- Incomplete loss of consciousness without amnesia
- Vasovagal syncope due to immersion
- Syncopes, Neurocardiogenic
- Laryngeal vertigo
- episodes vasovagal
- vagal reaction
- Syncope and collapse (finding)
- Cough syncope
- faintness
- Brief loss of consciousness
- Presyncope
- Faints, Neurally Mediated
- vasovagal syncopes
- vasovagal syncope
- Passing Out
- Fainting spells
- Micturition syncope
- Neurocardiogenic Syncopes
- blackouts
- Near syncope
- Moderate loss of consciousness
- Blackout
- Syncope vasovagal
- Blacked out
- syncope neurocardiogenic
- attacks vagal
- Defaecation syncope
- Neurocardiogenic Syncope
- reactions vasovagal
- Syncope, Vasodepressor
- Syncope, Vasovagal
- Robin sequence
- Syncope, Neurogenic
- vasodepressor syncope
- blackout spell
- Effort syncope
- Syncopes, Vasodepressor
- vasovagal attack
- Syncopes, Neurogenic
- Syncope symptom (finding)
- Epidural intracranial hemorrhage with loss of consciousness
- episodes vagal vaso
- neurogenic syncope
- swooning
- Neurocardiogenic Syncop
- syncope fainting
- Collapse
- swoon
- Faint
- attacks syncopal
- vasovagal syndrome
- Vaso vagal attack
- Witnessed syncope
- vaso vagal episode
- pass out
- Malignant vasovagal syndrome
- Syncope on exertion
- out passed
- Functional neurological symptom disorder with alteration of consciousness
- Defecation syncope
- Loss of consciousness due to epidural intracranial hemorrhage
- Vasovagal reaction
- Situational syncope
- Vasodepressor Syncopes
- Neurally Mediated Faint
- disorders syncope
- fainting syncope
- Reflex syncope
- black outs
- Collapse due to asphyxia
- Syncope caused by centrifugal force in flying
- Syncope due to autonomic failure
- Neurogenic Syncopes
- Dissociative neurological symptom disorder co-occurrent with alteration of consciousness
- fainting attacks
- Blacking Out
- Tussive syncope
- Ventricular extrasystoles with syncope, perodactyly and Robin sequence syndrome
- vasovagal attacks
- fainting/syncope
- Fainting spell
- Pierre Robin association
- Cardiac syncope
- fainting
- Stoll Kieny Dott syndrome
- Syncope, Neurocardiogenic
- Convulsive syncope
- Deglutition syncope
- Laryngeal syncope
- Black Out
- Moderate duration loss of consciousness
- Syncopes, Vasovagal
- syncope vasodepressor
- out passes
- Syncope symptom
- Neurally Mediated Faints
- Loss of consciousness due to epidural intracranial haemorrhage
- Black-out (not amnesia)
- Syncope (finding)
- fainting episodes
- faints
- out pass
- Vasovagal episode
- Charcot vertigo
- Drop attack
- reaction vasovagal
- swoons
- Exertional syncope
- Blacked-out (not amnesia)
- Elderly vasovagal syndrome
- syncope collapse
- Vasovagal symptom
- Pierre Robin syndrome
- Prolonged loss of consciousness
- Micrognathia-glossoptosis syndrome
- falls out
- fainted
- vagal attack
- Epidural intracranial haemorrhage with loss of consciousness
- Vasovagal syncope (finding)
- Collapse due to asphyxiation
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for syncope and collapse?
The ICD-10-CM code for syncope and collapse is R55. The full clinical description is "Syncope and collapse". R55 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R55 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R55 represents “Syncope and collapse”. 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 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: C0312422, C0039070, C0042420. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does R55 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like syncope and collapse affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R55?
R55 maps to the ICD-11 code: MG45.Z (Syncope or collapse, unspecified).
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