R06: Abnormalities of breathing

Codes under R06 (Abnormalities of breathing). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
R06.0	Dyspnea	—
R06.00	Dyspnea, unspecified	✓
R06.01	Orthopnea	✓
R06.1	Stridor	✓
R06.02	Shortness of breath	✓
R06.2	Wheezing	✓
R06.03	Acute respiratory distress	✓
R06.3	Periodic breathing	✓
R06.4	Hyperventilation	✓
R06.5	Mouth breathing	✓
R06.6	Hiccough	✓
R06.7	Sneezing	✓
R06.8	Other abnormalities of breathing	—
R06.09	Other forms of dyspnea	✓
R06.9	Unspecified abnormalities of breathing	✓
R06.81	Apnea, not elsewhere classified	✓
R06.82	Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified	✓
R06.83	Snoring	✓
R06.89	Other abnormalities of breathing	✓

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