MD12

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Cough

Description

Cough is an important natural defensive mechanism and protective reflex for clearing the upper and lower airways of excessive secretions such as mucus and inhaled particles. Cough is a common symptom of most respiratory disorders and may be indicative of trivial to very serious airway or lung pathology.

Index terms

  • Cough
  • complaining of cough
  • coughing
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  • finding of cough
  • observation of cough
  • Tussive syncope
  • Bronchial cough
  • Chronic cough
  • Refractory and unexplained chronic cough
  • reflactory and unexplained cough
  • Unexplained chronic cough
  • Refractory chronic cough
  • Nervous cough

Excludes

  • MD22 – cough with haemorrhage

Exclusions from above levels

  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Sibling codes

  • MD10 – Abnormal sputum
  • MD11 – Abnormalities of breathing
  • MD30 – Pain in throat or chest
  • MD31 – Pleurisy
  • MD32 – Rales
  • MD33 – Respiratory arrest
  • MD34 – Symptom or complaint of the nose
  • MD35 – Symptom or complaint of the sinus
  • MD36 – Symptom or complaint of the throat
  • MD3Y – Other specified symptoms or signs involving the respiratory system

Foundation entity

Cough – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2027526159

Part of: 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified