ICD-10 Code for Collapse

The ICD-10-CM code for collapse is R55 — Syncope and collapse. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for collapse with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Billable

Which collapse code should you use?

The Alphabetic Index lists 39 codes under Collapse. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.

By type

adrenalE27.2Addisonian crisis
cardiorespiratoryR57.0Cardiogenic shock
cardiovascularR57.0Cardiogenic shock
circulatoryR57.9Shock, unspecified
generalR55Syncope and collapse
heatT67.1Not billableHeat syncope
hystericalF44.89Other dissociative and conversion disorders
labyrinth, membranousQ16.5Congenital malformation of inner ear
lungJ98.19Other pulmonary collapse
nasal valveJ34.829Nasal valve collapse, unspecified
nervousF48.8Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders
neurocirculatoryF45.8Other somatoform disorders
noseM95.0Acquired deformity of nose
postoperativeT81.10Not billablePostprocedural shock unspecified
pulmonaryJ98.19Other pulmonary collapse
tracheaJ39.8Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract
tracheobronchialJ98.09Other diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classified
vascularR57.9Shock, unspecified
vertebraM48.50Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified

Collapse cardiovascular

newbornP29.89Other cardiovascular disorders originating in the perinatal period

Collapse circulatory

during or after labor and deliveryO75.1Shock during or following labor and delivery
following ectopic or molar pregnancyO08.3Shock following ectopic and molar pregnancy
newbornP29.89Other cardiovascular disorders originating in the perinatal period

Collapse during or

after labor and deliveryO75.1Shock during or following labor and delivery
resulting from a procedure, not elsewhere classifiedT81.10Not billablePostprocedural shock unspecified

Collapse lung

pressure due to anesthesia or other sedationT88.2Not billableShock due to anesthesia
pressure due to anesthesia or other sedation › during labor and deliveryO74.1Other pulmonary complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
pressure due to anesthesia or other sedation › in pregnancyO29.02Not billablePressure collapse of lung due to anesthesia during pregnancy
pressure due to anesthesia or other sedation › postpartum, puerperalO89.09Other pulmonary complications of anesthesia during the puerperium

Collapse nasal valve

externalJ34.8210External nasal valve collapse, unspecified
internalJ34.8200Internal nasal valve collapse, unspecified
external › dynamicJ34.8212External nasal valve collapse, dynamic
external › staticJ34.8211External nasal valve collapse, static
internal › dynamicJ34.8202Internal nasal valve collapse, dynamic
internal › staticJ34.8201Internal nasal valve collapse, static

Collapse nose

lower sidewall or nostril, on inspirationJ34.8212External nasal valve collapse, dynamic
upper, middle sidewall, on inspirationJ34.8202Internal nasal valve collapse, dynamic

Collapse vascular

during or after labor and deliveryO75.1Shock during or following labor and delivery
following ectopic or molar pregnancyO08.3Shock following ectopic and molar pregnancy
newbornP29.89Other cardiovascular disorders originating in the perinatal period

Collapse vertebra

cervical regionM48.52Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region
cervicothoracic regionM48.53Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region
lumbar regionM48.56Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region
lumbosacral regionM48.57Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region
occipito-atlanto-axial regionM48.51Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region
sacrococcygeal regionM48.58Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
thoracic regionM48.54Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region
thoracolumbar regionM48.55Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region
in › neoplasmM84.58Not billablePathological fracture in neoplastic disease, other specified site
in › osteoporosisM80.88Not billableOther osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
in › specified disease NECM48.50Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified
in › osteoporosis › cervical regionM80.88Not billableOther osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
in › osteoporosis › cervicothoracic regionM80.88Not billableOther osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
in › osteoporosis › lumbar regionM80.88Not billableOther osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
in › osteoporosis › lumbosacral regionM80.88Not billableOther osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
in › osteoporosis › multiple sitesM80.88Not billableOther osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
in › osteoporosis › occipito-atlanto-axial regionM80.88Not billableOther osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
in › osteoporosis › sacrococcygeal regionM80.88Not billableOther osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
in › osteoporosis › thoracic regionM80.88Not billableOther osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
in › osteoporosis › thoracolumbar regionM80.88Not billableOther osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
in › specified disease NEC › cervical regionM48.52Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region
in › specified disease NEC › cervicothoracic regionM48.53Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region
in › specified disease NEC › lumbar regionM48.56Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region
in › specified disease NEC › lumbosacral regionM48.57Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region
in › specified disease NEC › occipito-atlanto-axial regionM48.51Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region
in › specified disease NEC › sacrococcygeal regionM48.58Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
in › specified disease NEC › thoracic regionM48.54Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region
in › specified disease NEC › thoracolumbar regionM48.55Not billableCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region

Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources