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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

R06.0Dyspnea

Not billable — use a more specific code

R06.0 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 5 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 R06.0

R06.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for dyspnea. It belongs to category R06 (abnormalities of breathing), 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 5 subcodes must be used instead.

Within R06 (abnormalities of breathing), R06.0 is specifically for dyspnea. Related codes cover Stridor (R06.1), Wheezing (R06.2), periodic breathing (R06.3), Hyperventilation (R06.4), mouth breathing (R06.5), Hiccough (R06.6), Sneezing (R06.7), other abnormalities of breathing (R06.8) and 1 more.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: R06.00 (unspecified), R06.01 (Orthopnea), R06.02 (breath), R06.03 (distress) and R06.09 (dyspnea).

Don't report R06.0 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: tachypnea NOS (R06.82) and transient tachypnea of newborn (P22.1).

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 R06.0

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • tachypnea NOS (R06.82)
  • transient tachypnea of newborn (P22.1)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R06.0.

› From R06 Abnormalities of breathing
Excludes1
  • 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)

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about R06.0

Is R06.0 billable?

No. R06.0 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.