ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
R06Abnormalities of breathing
R06 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 10 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 R06
R06 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for abnormalities of breathing. It belongs to 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 10 subcodes must be used instead.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: R06.0 (dyspnea), R06.1 (Stridor), R06.2 (Wheezing), R06.3 (breathing), R06.4 (Hyperventilation), R06.5 (breathing), R06.6 (Hiccough), R06.7 (Sneezing) and 2 more.
Don't report R06 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80), respiratory arrest (R09.2), respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81), respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (P22.-) and 2 more.
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 R06
Coding notes
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R06.
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
Codes whose notes reference R06
- E20.810Code also
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about R06
Is R06 billable?
- No. R06 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.