R06.02

R06.02: Shortness of breath

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R06.02 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for shortness of breath. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R06.02 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R06.02

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R06.0: Dyspnea

tachypnea NOS (R06.82)
transient tachypnea of newborn (P22.1)

Written on R06: Abnormalities of breathing

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)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R06.02 is named in 58 Medicare coverage policies: 58 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A56423Billing and Coding: Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing
A56425Billing and Coding: B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Testing
A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Breath›shortness
Dyspnea›shortness of breath
Short, shortening, shortness›breath
Distress›respiratory›shortness of breath

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.