R06

ICD-10Non-billable category

Abnormalities of breathing

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Abnormalities of breathing

R06 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
respiratory arrest (R09.2)
respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (P22.-)
respiratory failure (J96.-)
respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5)

More specific codes under R06

Where this code sits

Chapter: 18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block: Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.