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786.05 - Shortness Of Breath


The ICD 9 Code for Shortness of breath is listed as 786.05.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 786.05
Long Description: Shortness of breath
Short Description: Shortness of breath
Chapter: Symptoms, Signs, And Ill Defined Conditions
Block: Symptoms (780-789)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: R06.02 - Shortness of breath
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 786.05:
786.00 - Respiratory abnormality, unspecified
786.01 - Hyperventilation
786.02 - Orthopnea
786.03 - Apnea
786.04 - Cheyne-Stokes respiration
786.06 - Tachypnea
786.07 - Wheezing
786.09 - Other respiratory abnormalities