R06.8

Non-Billable
ChapterR00–R99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Other abnormalities of breathing

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R00-R09Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
R06Abnormalities of breathing
R06.8Other abnormalities of breathing
R06.81Apnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.82Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.83Snoring
R06.89Other abnormalities of breathing

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R06.8:

categoryR06
Abnormalities of breathing
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chapterCH18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to R06.8. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

19 raw paths
Apnea, apneic (of) (spells)1 unique routes
Direct index entry→R06.8
Bradypnea1 unique routes
Direct index entry→R06.8
Breath2 unique routes
holder, child→R06.8
holding spell→R06.8
Breathlessness1 unique routes
Direct index entry→R06.8
Hypercapnia1 unique routes
Direct index entry→R06.8
Hypoventilation1 unique routes
Direct index entry→R06.8
Inadequate, inadequacy1 unique routes
pulmonary
function→R06.8
Insufficiency, insufficient1 unique routes
respiratory→R06.8
Irregular, irregularity2 unique routes
breathing→R06.8
respiratory→R06.8
Narcosis1 unique routes
Direct index entry→R06.8
Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)1 unique routes
respiratory (muscle) (system) (tract)→R06.8
Respiration1 unique routes
insufficient, or poor→R06.8
Sighing1 unique routes
Direct index entry→R06.8
Smothering spells1 unique routes
Direct index entry→R06.8
Snoring1 unique routes
Direct index entry→R06.8
Tachypnea1 unique routes
Direct index entry→R06.8
Yawning1 unique routes
Direct index entry→R06.8

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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