Chapter 18

R00–R99: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings

Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

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Excludes2(Not included here)
  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
  • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
Internal Codes
  • R00

    Abnormalities of heart beat

  • R00.0

    Tachycardia, unspecified

  • R00.1

    Bradycardia, unspecified

  • R00.2

    Palpitations

  • R00.8

    Other abnormalities of heart beat

  • R00.9

    Unspecified abnormalities of heart beat

  • R01

    Cardiac murmurs and other cardiac sounds

  • R01.0

    Benign and innocent cardiac murmurs

  • R01.1

    Cardiac murmur, unspecified

  • R01.2

    Other cardiac sounds

  • R03

    Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis

  • R03.0

    Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension

  • R03.1

    Nonspecific low blood-pressure reading

  • R04

    Hemorrhage from respiratory passages

  • R04.0

    Epistaxis

  • R04.1

    Hemorrhage from throat

  • R04.2

    Hemoptysis

  • R04.8

    Hemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages

  • R04.81

    Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in infants

  • R04.89

    Hemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages

  • R04.9

    Hemorrhage from respiratory passages, unspecified

  • R05

    Cough

  • R05.1

    Acute cough

  • R05.2

    Subacute cough

  • R05.3

    Chronic cough

  • R05.4

    Cough syncope

  • R05.8

    Other specified cough

  • R05.9

    Cough, unspecified

  • R06

    Abnormalities of breathing

  • R06.0

    Dyspnea

  • R06.00

    Dyspnea, unspecified

  • R06.01

    Orthopnea

  • R06.02

    Shortness of breath

  • R06.03

    Acute respiratory distress

  • R06.09

    Other forms of dyspnea

  • R06.1

    Stridor

  • R06.2

    Wheezing

  • R06.3

    Periodic breathing

  • R06.4

    Hyperventilation

  • R06.5

    Mouth breathing

  • R06.6

    Hiccough

  • R06.7

    Sneezing

  • R06.8

    Other abnormalities of breathing

  • R06.81

    Apnea, not elsewhere classified

  • R06.82

    Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified

  • R06.83

    Snoring

  • R06.89

    Other abnormalities of breathing

  • R06.9

    Unspecified abnormalities of breathing

  • R07

    Pain in throat and chest

  • R07.0

    Pain in throat

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