2021 ICD-10-CM Code R06.09
Other forms of dyspnea
Valid for Submission
R06.09 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other forms of dyspnea. The code R06.09 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code R06.09 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like breathless - mild exertion, breathless - moderate exertion, breathless - strenuous exertion, chronic respiratory distress with surfactant metabolism deficiency, dyspnea after eating , dyspnea leaning over, etc.
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.
Code Classification
Index to Diseases and Injuries
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 R06.09 are found in the index:
- - Distress
- - respiratory (adult) (child) - R06.03
- - specified type NEC - R06.09
- - respiratory (adult) (child) - R06.03
- - Dyspnea (nocturnal) (paroxysmal) - R06.00
- - specified type NEC - R06.09
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Breathless - mild exertion
- Breathless - moderate exertion
- Breathless - strenuous exertion
- Chronic respiratory distress with surfactant metabolism deficiency
- Dyspnea after eating
- Dyspnea leaning over
- Dyspnea on exertion
- Dyspnea raising arms
- Dyspnea, class I
- Dyspnea, class II
- Dyspnea, class III
- Dyspnea, class IV
- Expiratory dyspnea
- Gasping for breath
- Genetic disorder of surfactant dysfunction
- Inspiratory dyspnea
- Labored breathing
- Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 1
- Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 2
- Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 3
- Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 4
- Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 5
- Mixed obstructive and restrictive ventilatory defect
- Platypnea
- Respiratory alteration
- Trepopnea
- Ventilatory defect
Convert R06.09 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code R06.09 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
- 786.09 - Respiratory abnorm NEC (Approximate Flag)
Information for Patients
Breathing Problems
When you're short of breath, it's hard or uncomfortable for you to take in the oxygen your body needs. You may feel as if you're not getting enough air. Sometimes you can have mild breathing problems because of a stuffy nose or intense exercise. But shortness of breath can also be a sign of a serious disease.
Many conditions can make you feel short of breath:
- Lung conditions such as asthma, emphysema, or pneumonia
- Problems with your trachea or bronchi, which are part of your airway system
- Heart disease can make you feel breathless if your heart cannot pump enough blood to supply oxygen to your body
- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Allergies
If you often have trouble breathing, it is important to find out the cause.
- Blood gases (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Breath sounds (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Breathing difficulty (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Breathing difficulty - lying down (Medical Encyclopedia)
- How to breathe when you are short of breath (Medical Encyclopedia)
- How to Properly Put On, Take Off a Disposable Respirator (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Living with Dyspnea -- How to Breathe Easier - NIH (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center)
- Pulmonary function tests (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Rapid shallow breathing (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Wheezing (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)