R05.1
R05.1: Acute cough
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R05.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute cough. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R05.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above R05.1
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above R05.1
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R05.1 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52866Billing and Coding: Speech-Language Pathology
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56621Billing and Coding: Swallowing Studies for Dysphagia
- A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Cough›acute
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.