R06.02
BillableShortness of breath
Shortness of breath
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
- •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
Related Codes(4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(93)
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
Clinical Terms
- Dyspnoea on exertion
- Dyspnea on dressing and undressing
- Breath shortness
- dyspnea
- breathing shortness
- Breathing difficult
- Breathless
- breathlessness
- Dyspnoeas
- Respiration difficult
- tightness of breath
- Dyspnea, unspecified
- Short of breath on exertion
- SOBOE - Shortness of breath on exertion
- Dyspnoea NOS
- difficult breathing
- Trouble breathing
- breathing difficulties
- Breathlessness on exertion
- Dyspnea (finding)
- Respiratory difficulties
- Dyspnoea on effort
- Difficult to breathe
- Short of breath
- Short of breath dressing/undressing
- respiratory difficulty
- Dyspnea on exertion
- Abnormal breathing
- Unable to complete a sentence in one breath
- Difficulty breathing
- Dyspnoea on dressing and undressing
- Exertional dyspnea
- Exertional dyspnoea
- dyspnoea
- Breathing difficulty
- DIB - Difficulty in breathing
- Difficulty breathing (finding)
- Increasing breathlessness
- SOB - Shortness of breath
- shortness of breath (SOB)
- Dyspnea on effort
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.
How does R06.02 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like shortness of breath 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 R06.02?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R06.02 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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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.