R06.03

R06.03: Acute respiratory distress

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R06.03 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute respiratory distress. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R06.03

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

R06.03 is named in 24 Medicare coverage policies: 24 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A56605Billing and Coding: B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Testing
A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Distress›acute respiratory
Distress›respiratory(adult) (child)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.