2021 ICD-10-CM Code R06.81
Apnea, not elsewhere classified
Valid for Submission
R06.81 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of apnea, not elsewhere classified. The code R06.81 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 R06.81 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like apnea, apnea - anesthetic, chemoreceptor apnea, deglutition apnea, difficulty eating , difficulty eating due to breathlessness, 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.
ICD-10: | R06.81 |
Short Description: | Apnea, not elsewhere classified |
Long Description: | Apnea, not elsewhere classified |
Code Classification
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 guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code R06.81:
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.
- Apnea NOS
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 ExcludesA type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
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 R06.81 are found in the index:
- - Apnea, apneic (of) (spells) - R06.81
- - Breathlessness - R06.81
- - Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) - G83.9
- - respiratory (muscle) (system) (tract) - R06.81
- - Smothering spells - R06.81
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Apnea
- Apnea - anesthetic
- Chemoreceptor apnea
- Deglutition apnea
- Difficulty eating
- Difficulty eating due to breathlessness
- Drug-induced apnea
- Ether apnea
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease with apnea
- Induced apnea
- Infantile apnea
- Initial apnea
- Late apnea
- Mivacurium apnea
- Postanesthesia apnea
- Recurrent apnea
- Respiratory tract paralysis
- Suxamethonium apnea
- Terminal apnea
- Traumatic apnea
- Vagal apnea
Convert R06.81 to ICD-9 Code
- 786.03 - Apnea
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)