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# R05.2 Subacute cough

ICD-10-CM · [CMS code reference](#source)

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Subacute cough

## Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

### Excludes1

Not coded together with this code. The exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

-   paroxysmal cough due to Bordetella pertussis (A37.0-)
-   smoker's cough (J41.0)

### Excludes2

Not part of this code, but both can be coded when both are documented.

-   cough with hemorrhage (R04.2)

## Related codes

-   [`R05.1` Acute cough ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r05.1/)
-   [`R05.3` Chronic cough ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r05.3/)
-   [`R05.4` Cough syncope ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r05.4/)
-   [`R05.8` Other specified cough ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r05.8/)
-   [`R05.9` Cough, unspecified ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r05.9/)

## Common questions

### Is R05.2 a billable code?

Yes. R05.2 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.

## From the source

Official description from [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes).
ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026).

Code set

ICD-10-CM

Category

R05 Cough

Chapter

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Billable

Yes

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