786 Symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms (786.00-786.9) ICD-9-CM
The 786.00-786.9 block classified 786 symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms with 23 legacy diagnosis codes. None remain valid for claim submission; each code below links to its reference page with the official ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
Retired Code Set
ICD-9-CM stopped being valid for U.S. claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced it. Use this index for historical lookups and crosswalking; for current coding, start from the ICD-10-CM codes list or the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter.
Legacy Codes in the 786.00-786.9 Block 23 codes
None of these codes remain valid for claim submission. Each code page shows its ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
- 786.00 Respiratory abnorm NOS
- 786.01 Hyperventilation
- 786.02 Orthopnea
- 786.03 Apnea
- 786.04 Cheyne-stokes respiratn
- 786.05 Shortness of breath
- 786.06 Tachypnea
- 786.07 Wheezing
- 786.09 Respiratory abnorm NEC
- 786.1 Stridor
- 786.2 Cough
- 786.30 Hemoptysis NOS
- 786.31 Ac idio pul hemrg infant
- 786.39 Hemoptysis NEC
- 786.4 Abnormal sputum
- 786.50 Chest pain NOS
- 786.51 Precordial pain
- 786.52 Painful respiration
- 786.59 Chest pain NEC
- 786.6 Chest swelling/mass/lump
- 786.7 Abnormal chest sounds
- 786.8 Hiccough
- 786.9 Resp sys/chest symp NEC
Questions About This Page
Are the 786.00-786.9 codes still billable?
No. Every code in this block became invalid for U.S. claims after September 30, 2015. Each code page linked above shows the ICD-10-CM replacement CMS assigned in the General Equivalence Mappings, and the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter translates any of them directly.
What did the 786.00-786.9 block classify?
The block classified 786 symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms with 23 codes in the final ICD-9-CM release. It sat under Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799) in the legacy hierarchy.
Related References
Source: final CMS ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.
