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# R06.02 Shortness of breath

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

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Shortness of breath

## 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.

-   tachypnea NOS ([R06.82](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r06.82/))
-   transient tachypnea of newborn (P22.1)
-   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)

## Related codes

-   [`R06.00` Dyspnea, unspecified ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r06.00/)
-   [`R06.01` Orthopnea ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r06.01/)
-   [`R06.03` Acute respiratory distress ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r06.03/)
-   [`R06.09` Other forms of dyspnea ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r06.09/)
-   [`R06.1` Stridor ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r06.1/)
-   [`R06.2` Wheezing ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r06.2/)
-   [`R06.3` Periodic breathing ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r06.3/)
-   [`R06.4` Hyperventilation ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r06.4/)

## Common questions

### Is R06.02 a billable code?

Yes. R06.02 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

R06 Abnormalities of breathing

Chapter

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Billable

Yes

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