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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

R06.8Other abnormalities of breathing

Not billable — use a more specific code

R06.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 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 R06.8

R06.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other abnormalities of breathing. 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 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within R06, choose R06.8 (Other abnormalities of breathing) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: dyspnea (R06.0), Stridor (R06.1), Wheezing (R06.2), periodic breathing (R06.3), Hyperventilation (R06.4), mouth breathing (R06.5), Hiccough (R06.6), Sneezing (R06.7) and 1 more.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: R06.81 (classified), R06.82 (classified), R06.83 (Snoring) and R06.89 (breathing).

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 R06.8

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R06.8.

› 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 R06.8

Is R06.8 billable?

No. R06.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.