R09.8

Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems

Non-billable header

R09.8 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from R09)

  • Note: This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
  • Note: Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
  • Note: The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
  • Note: (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
  • Note: (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
  • Note: (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
  • Note: (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
  • Note: (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
  • Note: (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80) (from R09)
  • respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81) (from R09)
  • respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (P22.0) (from R09)
  • respiratory failure (J96.-) (from R09)
  • respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5) (from R09)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-) (from R09)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from R09)
  • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters (from R09)
  • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5) (from R09)

Parent code

  • R09Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systemHeader

More specific codes R09.8

  • R09.81Nasal congestionBillable
  • R09.82Postnasal dripBillable
  • R09.89Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systemsBillable

Related codes

  • R09.0Asphyxia and hypoxemiaHeader
  • R09.1PleurisyBillable
  • R09.2Respiratory arrestBillable
  • R09.3Abnormal sputumBillable
  • R09.AForeign body sensation of the circulatory and respiratory systemHeader

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