R05Non-billable (header)

Cough

Related Codes· Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)

R00Abnormalities of heart beatR01Cardiac murmurs and other cardiac soundsR03Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosisR04Hemorrhage from respiratory passagesR06Abnormalities of breathingR07Pain in throat and chestR09Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respi…

Sub-codes of R05(6)

R05 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

R05.1Acute cough✓ BillableR05.2Subacute cough✓ BillableR05.3Chronic cough✓ BillableR05.4Cough syncope✓ BillableR05.8Other specified cough✓ BillableR05.9Cough, unspecified✓ Billable

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

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

⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)

  • •cough with hemorrhage (R04.2)

Code Hierarchy

┌18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)├R00-R09Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)├R05Cough
└R05Cough

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