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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 786.07
Wheezing
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 786.07 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 786.07 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 786.07 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R06.2 Wheezing
Clinical Information
  • A disorder characterized by a high-pitched, whistling sound during breathing. It results from the narrowing or obstruction of the respiratory airways
  • A symptom and a finding during physical examination, characterized by a high-pitched, whistling sound during breathing. It results from the narrowing or obstruction of the respiratory airways. The most common causes of wheezing are asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tracheobronchitis, and pulmonary edema
786.07 Excludes
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 786.07:
  • Respiration
    • wheezing 786.07
  • Wheezing 786.07
 786.06 ICD9Data.com 786.09 
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