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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

R04.8Hemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages

Not billable — use a more specific code

R04.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About R04.8

R04.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for hemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages. It belongs to category R04 (hemorrhage from respiratory passages), block R00-R09 (symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems) and chapter 18 (symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within R04, choose R04.8 (Hemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: epistaxis (R04.0), hemorrhage from throat (R04.1), hemoptysis (R04.2) and unspecified (R04.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: R04.81 (infants) and R04.89 (passages).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under R04.8

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R04.8.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about R04.8

Is R04.8 billable?

No. R04.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.