R09.89 — Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
Is R09.89 billable?
Yes, but R09.89 is an unspecified code. R09.89 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, R09.89 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting R09.89 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
More specific alternatives
R09.89 at a glance
| Code | R09.89 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does R09.89 group to?
R09.89 sits in MDC 05 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 314Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCCmedical
- 315Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CCmedical
- 316Other Circulatory System Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical
How is R09.89 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R09.89. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Bruit (arterial)
- Choking sensation
- Rales
- Runny nose
- Scratchy throat
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › chest sounds
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › percussion, chest
- Congestion, congestive › chest
- Congestion, congestive › lung
- Friction › sounds, chest
- Labile › blood pressure
- Nodule, nodular › retrocardiac (s)
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of R09.89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R09.89 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to R09.89.
- Abnormal chest percussion
- Bruit (arterial)
- Chest tympany
- Choking sensation
- Friction sounds in chest
- Rales
- Weak pulse
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R09
The conditions below can never be reported together with R09.89 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18
The conditions below are not part of R09.89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R09.89 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has R09.89 existed?
R09.89 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.