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R06.81 - Apnea, not elsewhere classified


The ICD 10 Code for Apnea, not elsewhere classified is listed as R06.81.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R06.81
Description: Apnea, not elsewhere classified
  • Apnea NOS
  • Excludes1: apnea (of) newborn (P28.4)
  • sleep apnea (G47.3-)
  • sleep apnea of newborn (primary) (P28.3)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
204 - Respiratory Signs & Symptoms
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
Parent R06.8 - Other abnormalities of breathing
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 786.03 - Apnea
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R06.81:
R06.82 - Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified
R06.83 - Snoring
R06.89 - Other abnormalities of breathing