R06.09 ICD-10-CM Code: Other forms of dyspnea

R06.09 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other forms of dyspnea. Difficulty breathing that doesn't fit into other specific categories, such as shortness of breath or labored breathing. R06.09 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (r00-r99), within the section covering symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (r00-r09).

R06.09 is a billable ICD-10-CM code but does not map to a payment HCC under the CMS-HCC V28, V24, ESRD, or RxHCC risk adjustment models. It can be reported on Medicare Advantage encounter data submissions but it does not contribute to a beneficiary's RAF score and therefore does not affect risk-adjusted payments to the plan.

Use this code when dyspnea is documented but doesn't meet criteria for more specific dyspnea codes (R06.0 subcategories).