ICD-10-CM R55 is the diagnosis code for Syncope and collapse. This code falls under the section "General symptoms and signs" within Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as R55. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where R55 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, R55 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
R55 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Syncope and collapse". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
R55 is located in Section R50-R69 — "General symptoms and signs" within Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use R55 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Syncope and collapse" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Syncope and collapse is R55.
Yes, R55 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
R55 is in Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for R55 include: cardiogenic shock (R57.0); carotid sinus syncope (G90.01); heat syncope (T67.1) and more.
Yes, R55 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.