2021/2022 ICD-10-CM Index › 'S' Terms › Index Terms Starting With 'S' (Singultus) Index Terms Starting With 'S' (Singultus) Singultus R06.6
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index is designed to allow medical coders to look up various medical terms and connect them with the appropriate ICD codes. There are 1 terms under the parent term 'Singultus' in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index . Singultus See Code: R06.6 epidemicus B33.0
References in the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries applicable to the clinical term "singultus" Singultus - R06.6 Hiccough epidemicus - B33.0 Epidemic myalgia
Oct 01, 2021 · R06.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R06.6 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R06.6 - other international versions of ICD-10 R06.6 may differ. Type 1 Excludes.
A hiccup (/ˈhɪkəpˌˈhɪkʌp/ HIK-əp, HIK-up; also spelled hiccough) is an involuntary contraction (myoclonic jerk) of the diaphragm that may repeat several times per minute. In medicine, it is known as synchronous diaphragmatic flutter (SDF), or singultus, Latin for the act of catching one's breath while sobbing.
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R06.6. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 786.8 was previously used, R06.6 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code: 1 Chronic hiccup 2 Diaphragmatic tonic spasm 3 Hiccough present 4 Hiccoughs 5 Spasm of skeletal muscle of thorax
Type 1 Excludes. A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!". An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note.
There are two parts to a hiccup. The first is an involuntary movement of your diaphragm. The diaphragm is a muscle at the base of your lungs. It is the main muscle used for breathing. The second part of a hiccup is a quick closing of your vocal cords. This is what causes the "hic" sound you make.
The diaphragm is a muscle at the base of your lungs. It is the main muscle used for breathing. The second part of a hiccup is a quick closing of your vocal cords. This is what causes the "hic" sound you make. Hiccups can start and stop for no obvious reason.
This means that the hiccups last more than a few days or keep coming back . Chronic hiccups can interfere with your sleep, eating, drinking, and talking. If you have chronic hiccups, contact your health care provider. If you have a condition that is causing the hiccups, treating that condition may help.
Chronic hiccups can interfere with your sleep, eating, drinking, and talking. If you have chronic hiccups, contact your health care provider. If you have a condition that is causing the hiccups, treating that condition may help. Otherwise, treatment options include medicines, surgery, and other procedures.