R06.0 is the ICD-10 code for Dyspnoea. It is a four-character subcategory of R06 (Abnormalities of breathing), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R00–R09 (Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What R06.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Orthopnoea
- Shortness of breath
What R06.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- transient tachypnoea of newborn P22.1
R06.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R06.0Dyspné
R06.0Dyspné
DR060Dyspnø
- DR060AOrtopnø
R06.0Hengenahdistus
R06.0Dyspnoe
R06.0Dyspnée
R06.0dyspneu
Listed through more specific codes:
- R06.00Dyspnea, unspecified
- R06.01Orthopnea
- R06.02Shortness of breath
- R06.03Acute respiratory distress
- R06.09Other forms of dyspnea
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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