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ICD-10 diagnosis code

R06.8 Other and unspecified abnormalities of breathing

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R06.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified abnormalities of 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 R06.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Apnoea NOS
  • Breath-holding (spells)
  • Choking sensation
  • Sighing

What R06.8 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

R06.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

R06.8Andra och ospecificerade andningsrubbningar

  • R06.8AObstruktiv sömnrelaterad andningsstörning (OSDB)
  • R06.8WAnnan och ospecificerad andningsrubbning
NorwayICD-10-NO

R06.8Annen eller uspesifisert åndedrettsabnormitet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR068Anden eller ikke specificeret abnorm vejrtrækning

  • DR068ARespiratio paradoxa
  • DR068BSukken
  • DR068CKvælningsfornemmelse
  • DR068DApnø UNS
  • DR068EGispen
FinlandICD-10-FI

R06.8Muu tai määrittämätön hengityksen poikkeama

GermanyICD-10-GM

R06.8Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Störungen der Atmung

  • R06.80Akutes lebensbedrohliches Ereignis im Säuglingsalter
  • R06.88Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Störungen der Atmung
FranceICD-10-FR

R06.8Anomalies de la respiration, autres et non précisées

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R06.8overige en niet-gespecificeerde afwijkingen van ademhaling

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • R06.81Apnea, not elsewhere classified
  • R06.82Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified
  • R06.83Snoring
  • R06.89Other abnormalities of 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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