R06.8

R06.8: Other abnormalities of breathing

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

R06.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other abnormalities of breathing. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R06.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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)

Other codes that can never be billed with R06.8

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Z03.83Encounter for observation for suspected conditions related to home physiologic monitoring device ruled out
R06.0Dyspnea
R09.2Respiratory arrest
G47.3Sleep apnea

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead R06.8

4 child codes. Green means billable.