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R06.82

Billable

Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Abnormally rapid breathing rate that is not attributed to a specific underlying condition.

Coding Tips

  • •Investigate and code the underlying cause (fever, anxiety, pain, metabolic disorder, etc.) separately
  • •Document the respiratory rate and clinical context to support medical necessity

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • transitory tachypnea of newborn (P22.1)

Code Hierarchy

└R06Abnormalities of breathing└R06.8Other abnormalities of breathing└R06.82Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified
└R06.82Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified

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