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R06.8

R06.8Other 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

These are not written on R06.8, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing R06.8 with anything listed here is a denial.

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

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at R06.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading R06.8 alone.

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

Risk adjustment

R06.8 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 history

R06.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead R06.8

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share R06. If R06.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about R06.8

Is R06.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. R06.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does R06.8 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 R06.8?
R06.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above R06.8 (R06) and apply to it just the same.
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.