Alphabetic Index FY2027

G47.3

Sleep apnea

FY2027Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system/G40–G47 Episodic and paroxysmal disorders

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

G47.3 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for sleep apnea. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are G47.30 Sleep apnea, unspecified; G47.31 Primary central sleep apnea; G47.32 High altitude periodic breathing; G47.33 Obstructive sleep apnea (adult) (pediatric) and 5 more. Its coding notes include a Code also instruction, 4 Excludes1 entries and 12 Excludes2 entries.

Code also

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.

This code
  • any associated underlying condition

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from G47 Sleep disorders
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 6 Diseases of the nervous system
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

More specific codes under G47.3 9