R05 Cough

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• paroxysmal cough due to Bordetella pertussis (A37.0-)
• smoker's cough (J41.0)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• cough with hemorrhage (R04.2)

Applies from R05 Cough

Excludes1 (never code together)

• paroxysmal cough due to Bordetella pertussis (A37.0-)
• smoker's cough (J41.0)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• cough with hemorrhage (R04.2)

Codes under R05

• R05.1 Acute cough
• R05.2 Subacute cough
• R05.3 Chronic cough
• R05.4 Cough syncope
• R05.8 Other specified cough
• R05.9 Cough, unspecified

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 786.2 Cough

Nearby codes

• R05 Cough (this code)
• R05.1 Acute cough
• R05.2 Subacute cough
• R05.3 Chronic cough
• R05.4 Cough syncope
• R05.8 Other specified cough