R06
Header — not billableAbnormalities of breathing
The ICD-10 code for abnormalities of breathing is R06.
R06 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- R00Abnormalities of heart beatnon-billable header
- R01Cardiac murmurs and other cardiac soundsnon-billable header
- R03Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosisnon-billable header
- R04Hemorrhage from respiratory passagesnon-billable header
- R05Coughnon-billable header
- R07Pain in throat and chestnon-billable header
- R09Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systemnon-billable header
- R06Abnormalities of breathingnon-billable header