2022 ICD-10-CM Code R05.3
Chronic cough
Code Classification
R05.3 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of chronic cough. The code R05.3 is valid during the fiscal year 2022 from October 01, 2021 through September 30, 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code R05.3 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like chronic cough, persistent cough or postviral cough.
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.
New 2022 ICD-10 Code
R05.3 is new to ICD-10 code set for the FY 2022, effective October 1, 2021. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2021. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2022 (October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022).
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code R05.3:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Persistent cough
- Refractory cough
- Unexplained cough
Entries in the Index to Diseases and Injuries with references to R05.3
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code R05.3 are found in the index:
- - Cough (affected) (epidemic) (nervous) - R05.9
- - chronic - R05.3
- - persistent - R05.3
- - refractory - R05.3
- - unexplained - R05.3
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Chronic cough
- Persistent cough
- Postviral cough
Replacement Code
R053 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- R05 - Cough