R06.2
R06.2: Wheezing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R06.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for wheezing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R06.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- Asthma (J45.-)
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R06.2
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with R06.2
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- J45Asthma
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R06.2 is named in 38 Medicare coverage policies: 38 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56425Billing and Coding: B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Testing
- A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
- A56494Billing and Coding: Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Wheezing
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.