ICD-10 Code for Syncope
Also indexed as (near) (pre-)
The ICD-10-CM code for syncope is R55 — Syncope and collapse. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for syncope with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
Billable
Which syncope code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 9 codes under Syncope. 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
| anginosa | I20.89 | Other forms of angina pectoris | |
| bradycardia | R00.1 | Bradycardia, unspecified | |
| cardiac | R55 | Syncope and collapse | |
| carotid sinus | G90.01 | Carotid sinus syncope | |
| due to spinalpuncture | G97.1 | Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture | |
| heart | R55 | Syncope and collapse | |
| heat | T67.1 | Heat syncope | not billable |
| laryngeal | R05.4 | Cough syncope | |
| psychogenic | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders | |
| tussive | R05.8 | Other specified cough | |
| vasoconstriction | R55 | Syncope and collapse | |
| vasodepressor | R55 | Syncope and collapse | |
| vasomotor | R55 | Syncope and collapse | |
| vasovagal | R55 | Syncope and collapse |
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