ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the respiratory...
Symptoms or signs involving the respiratory system
MD11 — Abnormalities of breathing
MD11.B — Stridor

ICD-11 MD11.B — Stridor

Stridor or a low-pitched, focal inspiratory wheeze usually heard over the neck, is a manifestation of upper airway obstruction and should result in an expedited evaluation of the patient as it can precede complete upper airway obstruction and respiratory failure.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

It excludes 2 items.

  • laryngismus (stridulus) (CA0H.4)
  • congenital laryngeal stridor (KB20-KB2Z)

It has no clarifying diagnoses.

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

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