ICD-10-CM Code R06.8
Other abnormalities of breathing

NON-BILLABLE

Non-Billable Code

Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.

| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code R06.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of R06.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other abnormalities of breathing' in more detail.

R06.8 Other abnormalities of breathing NON-BILLABLE
- BILLABLE R06.81 Apnea, not elsewhere classified
- BILLABLE R06.82 Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified
- BILLABLE R06.83 Snoring
- BILLABLE R06.89 Other abnormalities of breathing

The ICD code R068 is used to code Bradypnea

Bradypnea (Greek from bradys, slow + pnoia, breath; British English spelling bradypnoea) refers to an abnormally slow breathing rate. The rate at which bradypnea is diagnosed depends upon the age of the patient.

MeSH Codes:	, D007040
ICD 9 Codes:	786.09, 786.09

Source: Wikipedia

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R06.8 - Other abnormalities of breathing'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R06.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Apnea, apneic(of) (spells)

Inadequate, inadequacy +