Respiratory System
Respiratory conditions including asthma, COPD, sleep apnea
All Conditions (286)
Abscess of the Lung
DC 6824Actinomycosis
DC 6822Acute Recurring Sinusitis (RARS)
DC 6510Adenocarcinoma of the Trachea
DC 6819Adenocarcinoma, Respiratory
DC 6819Adenoidectomy
DC 6516Adenoids, Hypertrophy
DC 6516Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Lung
DC 6819Adhesions, Pleural Thickening
DC 6845Adhesions, Pleurodiaphragmic
DC 6845Airway Disease, Reactive
DC 6602Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis
DC 6522Allergic Rhinitis
DC 6522Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
DC 6819Anthracosis
DC 6832Antritis, Chronic
DC 6510Aphonia
DC 6519Aphonia, complete organic
DC 6519Apnea, Sleep
DC 6847Asbestosis
DC 6833Aspergillosis
DC 6838Asthma
DC 6602Asthma, bronchial
DC 6602Atelectasis
DC 6845Atypical Carcinoid of the Lung
DC 6819Bacterial Infections of the Lungs
DC 6822Bacterial rhinitis
DC 6523Benign Neoplasms of the Respiratory System
DC 6820Benign New Growths of the Respiratory System
DC 6820Blastomycosis
DC 6836Boeck's Sarcoidosis
DC 6846Bronchial Asthma
DC 6602Bronchi and Trachea, Diseases of
DC 6604Bronchiectasis
DC 6601Bronchitis
DC 6600Bronchitis, chronic
DC 6600Bronchus Cancer
DC 6819Cancer of the Bronchogenic
DC 6819Cancer of the Bronchus
DC 6819Cancer of the Epidermoid, Anterior Tonsillar Piliar
DC 6819Cancer of the Laryngeal
DC 6819Cancer of the Larynx
DC 6819Cancer of the Lung
DC 6819Cancer of the Nasopharyngeal
DC 6819Cancer of the Pharyngeal Squamous Cell
DC 6819Cancer of the Respiratory
DC 6819Cancer of the Tonsil
DC 6819Cancer of the Trachea
DC 6819Cancer of the Vocal Cells with Layryngectomy
DC 6819Catarrhal Fever
DC 6601Chest Wall Defect, Traumatic
DC 6843Chronic Bronchitis
DC 6600Chronic Laryngitis
DC 6516Chronic lung abscess
DC 6824Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
DC 6604Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
DC 6604Chronic Pleural Effusion
DC 6845Chronic Pleural Fibrosis
DC 6845Coccidioidomycosis
DC 6835Collapsed Lung
DC 6843Constrictive Bronchiolitis
DC 6600COPD
DC 6604Cryptococcosis
DC 6837Cyst, Pulmonary
DC 6820Deflection, Nasal Septum
DC 6502Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis
DC 6826Deviated Nasal Septum
DC 6502Deviated Septum
DC 6502Deviation of the Nasal Septum
DC 6502Diaphragm Paralysis
DC 6840Diaphragm paralysis or paresis
DC 6840Diaphragm Paresis
DC 6840Diffuse Interstitial Fibrosis
DC 6825Diphtheria
DC 6520Drug-induced, pneumonitis & fibrosis
DC 6829Drug-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis
DC 6829Drug-Induced Pulmonary Pneumonitis
DC 6829Dyspnea
DC 6600Emphysema, pulmonary
DC 6603Empyema
DC 6825Eosinophilic granuloma
DC 6828Eosinophilic Granuloma of the Lung
DC 6828Epistaxis
DC 6513Ethmoid Sinusitis
DC 6511Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis
DC 6831Fever, Hay
DC 6522Fibrosing Alveolitis
DC 6825Fibrosis, Bronchial
DC 6845Fibrosis, Diffuse Interstitial
DC 6825Fibrosis, Drug-Induced
DC 6829Fibrosis of lung, diffuse interstitial
DC 6825Fibrosis, Pulmonary
DC 6845Fibrosis, Radiation-Induced
DC 6830Fistula, Bronchocutaneous
DC 6844Fracture, Nose
DC 6502Frontal Sinusitis
DC 6512Gas Inhalation, Residuals of
DC 6600Granuloma, Lung
DC 6820Granuloma, Talc
DC 6829Granulomatous Disease
DC 6524Granulomatous rhinitis
DC 6524Growths, Benign: Respiratory
DC 6820Growths, Malignant: Respiratory
DC 6819Gunshot Wound to the Lungs (Traumatic Chest Wall Defect)
DC 6843Hay Fever
DC 6522Hemothorax, Traumatic, residuals of
DC 6843Histoplasmosis
DC 6834Histoplasmosis of the Lung
DC 6834Hoarseness
DC 6516Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
DC 6831Hypertrophic Adenoids
DC 6516ILD
DC 6825Inability to Speak
DC 6519Inflammatory Lung Disease
DC 6600Injury, Larynx
DC 6520Injury, Pharynx
DC 6521Injury, Pleural Cavity
DC 6843Injury, Spinal Cord
DC 6841Interstitial Fibrosis, Diffuse
DC 6825Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
DC 6825Interstitial Pneumonitis
DC 6825Interstitial Pneumonitis, Desquamative
DC 6826Kyphoscoliosis
DC 6842Kyphoscoliosis, pectus excavatum/carinatum
DC 6842Large Cell Carcinoma of the Lung
DC 6819Laryngeal Cancer
DC 6819Laryngectomy (Partial)
DC 6518Laryngectomy, total
DC 6518Laryngitis
DC 6516Laryngitis, chronic
DC 6516Laryngitis, tuberculous
DC 6515Larynx Cancer
DC 6819Larynx, Narrowing of
DC 6520Larynx, Stenosis
DC 6520Larynx, stenosis of
DC 6520Lethal Midline Granuloma
DC 6524Lobectomy
DC 6844Loss of Lung
DC 6844Loss of Nose
DC 6504Loss of Organic Speech
DC 6519Loss of Part of the Nose
DC 6504Loss of Pulmonary Lobe
DC 6844Lung Abscess, Chronic
DC 6824Lung, Blastomycosis
DC 6836Lung Cancer
DC 6819Lung, Collapsed
DC 6843Lung Congestion
DC 6817Lung Hernia
DC 6843Lung Lesions
DC 6820Lung Mycosis
DC 6834Lung, Removal of
DC 6844Malignant Growths, Respiratory System
DC 6819Maxillary Sinusitis
DC 6513Mesothelioma
DC 6819Mucormycosis
DC 6839Mycobacterial Intracellular Infection
DC 6834Mycotic Lung Disease
DC 6834Narrowing of the Larynx
DC 6520Narrowing of the Pharynx
DC 6521Nasal Fracture
DC 6502Nasal Polyps
DC 6522Nasal Septum Deviation
DC 6502Nasopharyngeal Cancer
DC 6819Neoplasms, benign
DC 6820Neoplasms, Benign: Respiratory System
DC 6820Neoplasms, malignant
DC 6819Neoplasms, Malignant: Respiratory System
DC 6819New Growths, Benign: Respiratory
DC 6820New growths, Malignant: Respiratory
DC 6819Nocardiosis
DC 6823Nosebleed
DC 6513Nose, loss of part of, or scars
DC 6504Obliterative Bronchiolitis
DC 6601Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic
DC 6604Obstructive Pulmonary Emphysema
DC 6603Osteomata, Frontal Sinus
DC 6510Pansinusitis
DC 6510Pectus Carinatum
DC 6842Pectus Excavatum
DC 6842Peribronchial Fibrosis
DC 6603Pharyngitis
DC 6516Pharynx, Infected
DC 6516Pharynx, injuries to
DC 6521Pleural Adhesions
DC 6603Pleural Effusion
DC 6603Pleural effusion or fibrosis
DC 6845Pleural Fibrosis
DC 6603Pleural Plaques
DC 6603Pleural Thickening
DC 6603Pleurisy
DC 6603Pleurisy with Empysema
DC 6603Pleuritis
DC 6603Pleurodiaphragmic Adhesions
DC 6603Pneumoconiosis
DC 6832Pneumonectomy
DC 6844Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Carinii
DC 6603Pneumonitis: Desquamative Interstitial
DC 6826Pneumonitis: Diffuse, Interstitial
DC 6825Pneumonitis: Hypersensitivity (Extrinsic Allerginic Alveolitis)
DC 6831Pneumonitis: Pulmonary, and Fibrosis, Drug Induced
DC 6829Pneumonitis: Pulmonary, and Fibrosis, Radiation Induced
DC 6830Pneumothorax
DC 6843Polyp: Nose
DC 6820Polyp: Vocal Cord
DC 6820Post-surgical residual
DC 6844Post-Surgical Residual (Lobectomy, Pneumonectomy, etc.)
DC 6844Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
DC 6827Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
DC 6604Pulmonary Emphysema
DC 6603Pulmonary Fibrosis
DC 6845Pulmonary Pneumonitis, Drug-induced
DC 6829Pulmonary Pneumonitis, Radiation-induced
DC 6830Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
DC 6846Pulmonary Vascular Disease
DC 6817Purrulent Pleurisy
DC 6845Pyothorax
DC 6845Radiation-induced, pneumonitis & fibrosis
DC 6830Radiation-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis
DC 6830Radiation-induced Pulmonary Pneumonitis
DC 6830RARS
DC 6510Reactive Airway Disease
DC 6602Recurrent Acute Rhinosinusitis (RARS)
DC 6512Removal of the Adenoid
DC 6518Removal of the Larynx
DC 6518Removal of the Lung
DC 6844Removal of the Tonsil
DC 6516Rhinitis: Allergic
DC 6522Rhinitis: Bacterial
DC 6523Rhinitis: Granulomatous
DC 6524Rhinitis: Vasomotor
DC 6522Rhinosinusitis
DC 6512Saddle Nose Deformity
DC 6502Salivary Gland-type Tumors of the Lung
DC 6819Salivary Gland-type Tumors of the Trachea
DC 6819Sarcoidosis
DC 6846Sarcoma: Alveolar Soft Part
DC 6819Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Lung
DC 6819Septum, Deviated
DC 6502Septum, nasal, deviation
DC 6502Septum, Nasal, Deviation of
DC 6502Significant Scarring of the Nose
DC 6504Silicosis
DC 6832Sinus Headache
DC 6510Sinusitis
DC 6510Sinusitis: Allergic
DC 6522Sinusitis: Antral
DC 6511Sinusitis: Ethmoid
DC 6511Sinusitis, ethmoid, chronic
DC 6511Sinusitis: Frontal
DC 6512Sinusitis, frontal, chronic
DC 6512Sinusitis: Maxillary
DC 6513Sinusitis, maxillary, chronic
DC 6513Sinusitis: Pansinusitis
DC 6510Sinusitis, pansinusitis, chronic
DC 6510Sinusitis: Sphenoid
DC 6514Sinusitis, sphenoid, chronic
DC 6514Sleep Apnea Syndromes
DC 6847Sleep Apnea Syndromes (SA, Obstructive, Central, Mixed)
DC 6847Soft Part Sarcoma, Alveolar
DC 6819Speech, Defective
DC 6519Sphenoid Sinusitis
DC 6514Spinal cord injury with respiratory insufficiency
DC 6841Spontaneous Pneumothorax
DC 6843Sporotrichosis, Lung
DC 6822Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
DC 6819Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Trachea
DC 6819Stenosis of the Larynx
DC 6520Stricture of the Larynx
DC 6520Stricture of the Pharynx
DC 6521Throat Condition
DC 6516Tonsillectomy
DC 6516Tonsils: Abcessed
DC 6516Tonsils: Atrophic
DC 6516Tonsils: Enucleated
DC 6516Tonsils: Hypertrophic
DC 6516Trachea Cancer
DC 6819Tracheotomy
DC 6520Traumatic chest wall defect
DC 6843Traumatic Chest Wall Defect, Pneumothorax, Hernia, etc
DC 6843Tuberculous Laryngitis
DC 6515Tumor, Benign: Respiratory
DC 6820Tumor, Malignant: Respiratory System
DC 6819Typical Carcinoid of the Lung
DC 6819Vascular Disease, Pulmonary
DC 6817Vasomotor Rhinitis
DC 6522Wegener's Granulomatosis
DC 6524Showing 286 conditions
Tips for Respiratory System Claims
- Document symptoms thoroughly - Include frequency, duration, and impact on daily activities
- Get a nexus letter - Link your condition to your military service
- Prepare for C&P exam - Know your diagnostic code's rating criteria beforehand
- Claim secondary conditions - Many respiratory system conditions cause or aggravate other disabilities
Remember: Secondary conditions are often overlooked but fully ratable. If one body part is wrecked, the parts compensating for it probably aren't far behind.