R05.9
R05.9: Cough, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R05.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cough, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R05.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above R05.9
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above R05.9
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
R05.9 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56621Billing and Coding: Swallowing Studies for Dysphagia
- A57224Billing and Coding: Respiratory Care
- A57636Billing and Coding: Duplex Scanning
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Cough(affected) (epidemic) (nervous)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.