R06.3 Periodic breathing

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Cheyne-Stokes breathing

Applies from R06 Abnormalities of breathing

Excludes1 (never code together)

• acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
• respiratory arrest (R09.2)
• respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
• respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (P22.-)
• respiratory failure (J96.-)
• respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 204 in MDC 04.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 786.04 Cheyne-Stokes respiration

Code annotations containing back-references to R06.3

Back-references to R06.3

• Type 1 Excludes: G47.3 Sleep apnea ("Cheyne-Stokes breathing (R06.3)")

Back-references to R06

• Code Also: E20.810 Autosomal dominant hypocalcemia ("respiratory distress (J80, R06.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R06.3

• Breathing › periodic
• Cheyne-Stokes breathing (respiration)
• Respiration › Cheyne-Stokes

Nearby codes

• R06.02 Shortness of breath
• R06.03 Acute respiratory distress
• R06.09 Other forms of dyspnea
• R06.1 Stridor
• R06.2 Wheezing
• R06.3 Periodic breathing (this code)
• R06.4 Hyperventilation
• R06.5 Mouth breathing
• R06.6 Hiccough
• R06.7 Sneezing
• R06.8 Other abnormalities of breathing