2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R05.2
Subacute cough
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- R05.2
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Subacute cough
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
- Not chronic
- Code Navigator:
R05.2 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of subacute cough. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Respiratory signs and symptoms
- CCSR Category Code: SYM013
- Inpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
- Outpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
Clinical Information
Antitussive Agents
agents that suppress cough. they act centrally on the medullary cough center. expectorants, also used in the treatment of cough, act locally.Cough
a sudden, audible expulsion of air from the lungs through a partially closed glottis, preceded by inhalation. it is a protective response that serves to clear the trachea, bronchi, and/or lungs of irritants and secretions, or to prevent aspiration of foreign materials into the lungs.Headache Disorders, Primary
conditions in which the primary symptom is headache and the headache cannot be attributed to any known causes.Whooping Cough
a respiratory infection caused by bordetella pertussis and characterized by paroxysmal coughing ending in a prolonged crowing intake of breath.Expectorants
agents that increase mucous excretion. mucolytic agents, that is drugs that liquefy mucous secretions, are also included here.Headache
the symptom of pain in the cranial region. it may be an isolated benign occurrence or manifestation of a wide variety of headache disorders.Bordetella pertussis
a species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the causative agent of whooping cough. its cells are minute coccobacilli that are surrounded by a slime sheath.
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Cough (affected) (epidemic) (nervous) - R05.9
- - subacute - R05.2
Replacement Code
R052 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):
- R05 - Cough
Code History
- FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
Footnotes
[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.