R00 Abnormalities of heart beat

Excl.:

abnormalities originating in the perinatal period ( P29.1)

specified arrhythmias ( I47-I49)

R00.0 Tachycardia, unspecified

Incl.:

Rapid heart beat

Tachycardia:

• sinoauricular NOS
• sinus [sinusal] NOS

R00.1 Bradycardia, unspecified

Incl.:

Bradycardia:

• sinoatrial
• sinus
• vagal

Slow heart beat

Coding-Hint

Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), if desired, to identify drug, if drug-induced.

R00.2 Palpitations

Incl.:

Awareness of heart beat

R00.8 Other and unspecified abnormalities of heart beat

R01 Cardiac murmurs and other cardiac sounds

Excl.:

those originating in the perinatal period ( P29.8)

R01.0 Benign and innocent cardiac murmurs

Incl.:

Functional cardiac murmur

R01.1 Cardiac murmur, unspecified

Incl.:

Cardiac bruit NOS

Systolic murmur NOS

R01.2 Other cardiac sounds

Incl.:

Cardiac dullness, increased or decreased

Precordial friction

R02 Gangrene, not elsewhere classified

NCCS

DCS.XII.3

Excl.:

gangrene in:

• atherosclerosis (I70.2)
• diabetes mellitus (E10-E14 with common fourth character .5)
• other peripheral vascular diseases (I73.-)

gangrene of certain specified sites - see Alphabetical Index

gas gangrene ( A48.0)

pyoderma gangrenosum ( L88)

R03 Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis

R03.0 Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension

NCCS

DCS.IX.1

Note:

This category is to be used to record an episode of elevated blood pressure in a patient in whom no formal diagnosis of hypertension has been made, or as an isolated incidental finding.

R03.1 Nonspecific low blood-pressure reading

Excl.:

hypotension ( I95.-)

maternal hypotension syndrome ( O26.5)

neurogenic orthostatic hypotension ( G23.8)

R04 Haemorrhage from respiratory passages

R04.0 Epistaxis

Incl.:

Haemorrhage from nose

Nosebleed

R04.1 Haemorrhage from throat

Excl.:

haemoptysis ( R04.2)

R04.2 Haemoptysis

Incl.:

Blood-stained sputum

Cough with haemorrhage

R04.8 Haemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages

Incl.:

Pulmonary haemorrhage NOS

Excl.:

perinatal pulmonary haemorrhage ( P26.-)

R04.9 Haemorrhage from respiratory passages, unspecified

R05 Cough

Excl.:

cough with haemorrhage ( R04.2)

psychogenic cough ( F45.3)

R06 Abnormalities of breathing

Excl.:

respiratory:

• arrest (R09.2)
• distress:
  • —  syndrome of adult (J80)
  • —  in newborn (P22.-)
• failure (J96.-)
• failure
  • —  of newborn (P28.5)

R06.0 Dyspnoea

Incl.:

Orthopnoea

Shortness of breath

Excl.:

transient tachypnoea of newborn ( P22.1)

R06.1 Stridor

Excl.:

congenital laryngeal stridor ( P28.8)

laryngismus (stridulus) ( J38.5)

R06.2 Wheezing

NCCS

DCS.X.2

R06.3 Periodic breathing

Incl.:

Cheyne-Stokes breathing

R06.4 Hyperventilation

Excl.:

psychogenic hyperventilation ( F45.3)

R06.5 Mouth breathing

Incl.:

Snoring

Excl.:

dry mouth NOS ( R68.2)

R06.6 Hiccough

Excl.:

psychogenic hiccough ( F45.3)

R06.7 Sneezing

R06.8 Other and unspecified abnormalities of breathing

Incl.:

Apnoea NOS

Breath-holding (spells)

Choking sensation

Sighing

Excl.:

apnoea (of):

• newborn (P28.4)
• sleep (G47.3)
• sleep
  • —  newborn (primary) (P28.3)

R07 Pain in throat and chest

Excl.:

dysphagia ( R13)

epidemic myalgia ( B33.0)

pain in:

• breast (N64.4)
• neck (M54.2)

sore throat (acute) NOS ( J02.9)

R07.0 Pain in throat

R07.1 Chest pain on breathing

Incl.:

Painful respiration

R07.2 Precordial pain

NCCS

DCS.XVIII.1

R07.3 Other chest pain

Incl.:

Anterior chest-wall pain NOS

R07.4 Chest pain, unspecified

R09 Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems

Excl.:

respiratory:

• distress (syndrome)(of):
  • —  adult (J80)
  • —  newborn (P22.-)
• failure (J96.-)
• failure
  • —  newborn (P28.5)

R09.0 Asphyxia

Excl.:

asphyxia (due to):

• birth (P21.-)
• carbon monoxide (T58)
• foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)
• intrauterine (P20.-)
• traumatic (T71)

R09.1 Pleurisy

Excl.:

pleurisy with effusion ( J90)

R09.2 Respiratory arrest

Incl.:

Cardiorespiratory failure

R09.3 Abnormal sputum

Incl.:

Abnormal: amount colour odour Excessive

(of) sputum

Excl.:

blood-stained sputum ( R04.2)

R09.8 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems

Incl.:

Bruit (arterial)

Chest:

• abnormal percussion
• friction sounds
• tympany

Rales

Weak pulse