R06.3 is the ICD-10 code for Periodic breathing. 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 R06.3 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Cheyne-Stokes breathing
R06.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R06.3Periodisk andning
R06.3Periodisk respirasjon
DR063Cheyne-Stokes respiration
R06.3Katkonainen hengitys
R06.3Periodische Atmung
R06.3Respiration périodique
R06.3ademhaling met abnormale periodiciteit
R06.3Periodic breathing
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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