Is R06 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. R06 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does R06 sit in the tabular list?

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09).

What cannot be coded together with R06?

R06 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

R06

R06 — Abnormalities of breathing

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

R06 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for abnormalities of breathing. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
respiratory arrest (R09.2)
respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (P22.-)
respiratory failure (J96.-)
respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5)

Other codes that can never be billed with R06

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at R06. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading R06 alone.

R06.0Dyspnea
R09.0Asphyxia and hypoxemia
R09.2Respiratory arrest
G47.3Sleep apnea
J38Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified
J45Asthma
Z03.83Encounter for observation for suspected conditions related to home physiologic monitoring device ruled out

Risk adjustment

R06 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead R06

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about R06

Is R06 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. R06 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does R06 sit in the tabular list?: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09).
What cannot be coded together with R06?: R06 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.