Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for wheeze includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Wheeze
Use ICD-10 code R06.2 for wheezing, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Viral infection, unspecified
Use with R06.2 for viral-induced wheeze.
Acute upper respiratory infections
Use with R06.2 for URI-associated wheeze.
The ICD-10 code for wheezing is R06.2, used when wheezing is present without a confirmed underlying condition like asthma or COPD.
R06.2 should be used when wheezing is present without a confirmed diagnosis of asthma or COPD, such as in first-time wheezing episodes.