Obstructive sleep apnoea

Metadata

Coding system
SNOMED CT (UK Clinical Edition)
Coding system release
41.2.0
Organisation
OpenSAFELY
Codelist ID
opensafely/obstructive-sleep-apnoea
Version ID
6cf06c57
Number of codes included
25

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  1. 6cf06c57 Published
    Created: 30 Dec 2025 at 13:34

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Description

This codelist aims to identify adult patients who have obstructive sleep apnoea.

Methodology

Search Terms

  • Apnoea
  • Apnea

Inclusion Criteria for Codes

Codes which when applied in clinical records are expected to indicate that obstructive sleep apnoea exists in an adult patient at the time of coding in >95% cases.

References

Signed off by

  • Andrew Brown, (March 3, 2026)
  • Elizabeth Morris, (March 3, 2026)

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We don't offer any guarantees about what they do or don't identify. Users should carefully check that any codelist meets their needs, and seek clinical input where appropriate.

code term
101301000119106 Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to obstructive sleep apnea
1101000119103 Obstructive sleep apnea of adult
155614007 Sleep apnoea
158151001 [D]Insomnia with sleep apnoea
158153003 [D]Hypersomnia with sleep apnoea
194441007 Sleep apnoea (& [obstructive])
196166002 Sleep apnoea
196167006 Obstructive sleep apnoea
206748000 [D]Insomnia with sleep apnea
206750008 ([D]Hypersomnia with sleep apnoea) or (sleep apnoea syndrome)
230493001 Mixed sleep apnea
271102006 [D]Hypersomnia with sleep apnea
313246000 [D]Sleep apnea syndrome
41975002 Insomnia with sleep apnea
442164004 Organic sleep apnea
495661000000105 [D]Insomnia with sleep apnoea
502091000000108 [D]Hypersomnia with sleep apnoea
502901000000102 [D]Sleep apnoea syndrome
719976001 Glaucoma and sleep apnea syndrome
73430006 Sleep apnea
765751002 Autoimmune encephalopathy with parasomnia and obstructive sleep apnea
774068004 AT-hook DNA binding motif containing 1-related intellectual disability, obstructive sleep apnea, mild dysmorphism syndrome
78275009 Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
79280005 Hypersomnia with sleep apnea
971918681000119107 Chronic respiratory failure due to obstructive sleep apnea

This page shows the search terms that were used to build the codelist. Concepts that match the search terms, but which were excluded, are in faint grey.

Obstructive sleep apnoea

Included 9 out of 15 matching concepts.

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  • AT-hook DNA binding motif containing 1-related intellectual disability, obstructive sleep apnea, mild dysmorphism syndrome (774068004)
  • Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to obstructive sleep apnea (101301000119106)
  • Autoimmune encephalopathy with parasomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (765751002)
  • Chronic respiratory failure due to obstructive sleep apnea (971918681000119107)
  • Mixed sleep apnea (230493001)
  • Neonatal mixed sleep apnea (403190771000119102)
  • Neonatal obstructive sleep apnea (217781531000119107)
  • Obstructive sleep apnea of adult (1101000119103)
  • Obstructive sleep apnea of child (1091000119108)
  • Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (78275009)
  • Obstructive sleep apnoea (196167006)
  • Pharyngeal operation for obstructive sleep apnea and snoring (232531007)
  • Radiofrequency somnoplasty (415230005)
  • Severe pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (16275741000119100)
  • Sleep apnoea (& [obstructive]) (194441007)

apnoea

Included 25 out of 141 matching concepts.

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  • ([D]Hypersomnia with sleep apnoea) or (sleep apnoea syndrome) (206750008)
  • AT-hook DNA binding motif containing 1-related intellectual disability, obstructive sleep apnea, mild dysmorphism syndrome (774068004)
  • Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to obstructive sleep apnea (101301000119106)
  • Alveolar sleep apnea (230494007)
  • Apnea (1023001)
  • Apnea - anesthetic (274214008)
  • Apnea Hypopnea Index (1090851000000106)
  • Apnea Hypopnea Index (774099003)
  • Apnea alarm, device (59127000)
  • Apnea in newborn (13094009)
  • Apnea monitor removal (38491000)
  • Apnea monitor surveillance (14603002)
  • Apnea of infancy (724229002)
  • Apnea of newborn due to neurological injury (722915009)
  • Apnea of prematurity (276544005)
  • Apnoea alarm monitoring (389908001)
  • Apnoea alarm monitoring (390642001)
  • Apnoea of newborn (390727009)
  • Apnoea: [anaesthetic] or [scoline] (157798004)
  • Apnoea: [anaesthetic] or [scoline] (269452008)
  • Appliance for sleep apnea (272265001)
  • Assessment of risk for apnea (711053004)
  • Assessment using Apnea Hypopnea Index (774097001)
  • Assessment using Apnea Hypopnea Index (1090841000000108)
  • Assessment using Berlin questionnaire (150151000000102)
  • At increased risk of apnea (704422003)
  • Autoimmune encephalopathy with parasomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (765751002)
  • Berlin questionnaire for sleep apnea (445483007)
  • Berlin questionnaire for sleep apnoea (515901000000105)
  • Berlin questionnaire for sleep apnoea (515911000000107)
  • Central neonatal apnea (722914008)
  • Central sleep apnea caused by high altitude (91441000119109)
  • Central sleep apnea caused by substance (724504007)
  • Central sleep apnea co-occurrent with Cheyne Stokes respiration (724506009)
  • Central sleep apnea due to periodic breathing (85721000119105)
  • Central sleep apnea syndrome (27405005)
  • Central sleep apnea without Cheyne-Stokes respiration (724507000)
  • Chemoreceptor apnea (1821000)
  • Chronic respiratory failure due to obstructive sleep apnea (971918681000119107)
  • Deglutition apnea (14041005)
  • Dependence on biphasic positive airway pressure ventilation due to central sleep apnea syndrome (16419651000119103)
  • Drug induced central sleep apnea (104831000119109)
  • Drug-induced apnea (301821009)
  • Ether apnea (7688001)
  • Family history of sleep apnea (430337004)
  • Fitting of intraoral appliance for sleep apnea (1285569004)
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease with apnea (371101003)
  • Glaucoma and sleep apnea syndrome (719976001)
  • Home apnea monitor education (75102000)
  • Home continuous positive airway pressure unit (702172008)
  • Home-use sleep apnea recording system (720253003)
  • Hypersomnia with sleep apnea (79280005)
  • Implantable sleep apnea treatment system (701970002)
  • Implantable sleep apnea treatment system application software (701973000)
  • Implantable sleep apnea treatment system programmer/charger (701972005)
  • Implantable sleep apnea treatment system pulse generator (701971003)
  • Induced apnea (17057004)
  • Infant apnea monitor (701243003)
  • Initial apnea (37952003)
  • Insertion of appliance for sleep apnea (234825004)
  • Insomnia with sleep apnea (41975002)
  • Late apnea (90701007)
  • Mivacurium apnea (277356002)
  • Mixed neonatal apnea (762287001)
  • Mixed sleep apnea (230493001)
  • Neonatal apneic attack (95616002)
  • Neonatal central sleep apnea (679196341000119100)
  • Neonatal mixed sleep apnea (403190771000119102)
  • Neonatal obstructive sleep apnea (217781531000119107)
  • Neonatal/infant continuous positive airway pressure unit (711347008)
  • Obstructive apnea of newborn (276545006)
  • Obstructive sleep apnea of adult (1101000119103)
  • Obstructive sleep apnea of child (1091000119108)
  • Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (78275009)
  • Obstructive sleep apnoea (196167006)
  • Organic sleep apnea (442164004)
  • Perinatal apneic spells (70073005)
  • Perinatal apneic spells NOS (581991000000103)
  • Perinatal apneic spells NOS (206319008)
  • Pharyngeal operation for obstructive sleep apnea and snoring (232531007)
  • Positive airway pressure therapy (229306004)
  • Postanesthesia apnea (111968005)
  • Primary apnea in the newborn (430335007)
  • Primary central sleep apnea (9741000119101)
  • Primary central sleep apnea of prematurity (789009003)
  • Primary sleep apnea of newborn (361208003)
  • Primary sleep apnoea of newborn (276538006)
  • Primary sleep apnoea of newborn (206316001)
  • Prolonged apnea of newborn (276546007)
  • Radiofrequency somnoplasty (415230005)
  • Recurrent apnea (313311006)
  • Recurrent apnea (28746002)
  • Recurrent apnea (416945002)
  • Recurrent apnea of newborn (276725001)
  • Referral to sleep apnea clinic (698560000)
  • Referral to sleep apnoea clinic (503661000000104)
  • Respiratory apnea monitoring system (701077002)
  • Severe pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (16275741000119100)
  • Sleep apnea (73430006)
  • Sleep apnea assessment (103750000)
  • Sleep apnea breathing therapy equipment (1284824006)
  • Sleep apnea clinic (443621004)
  • Sleep apnea mask (706225001)
  • Sleep apnea monitoring with alarm (82808001)
  • Sleep apnea nasopharyngeal stent (713793001)
  • Sleep apnea palate implant (702065009)
  • Sleep apnea palate implant, non-bioabsorbable (714069005)
  • Sleep apnea pillow (701154000)
  • Sleep apnea recording (113026004)
  • Sleep apnea tongue implant (702064008)
  • Sleep apnea tongue implant, non-bioabsorbable (714039003)
  • Sleep apnoea (155614007)
  • Sleep apnoea (196166002)
  • Sleep apnoea (& [obstructive]) (194441007)
  • Sleep nasendoscopy (232518002)
  • Stimulation of hypoglossal nerve for sleep apnea (868249004)
  • Suxamethonium apnea (54602006)
  • Suxamethonium apnoea (212997009)
  • Take impression for sleep apnea appliance (234769000)
  • Terminal apnea (50636009)
  • Tongue-adjustment sleep apnea treatment system (701661002)
  • Tongue-adjustment sleep apnea treatment system patch (701686006)
  • Traumatic apnea (57000008)
  • Treatment-emergent central sleep apnea (789055001)
  • Type 4 home sleep apnea test (1363526004)
  • Vagal apnea (63214000)
  • [D]Apnea (207053005)
  • [D]Apnoea (497961000000109)
  • [D]Apnoea (158375007)
  • [D]Hypersomnia with sleep apnea (271102006)
  • [D]Hypersomnia with sleep apnoea (502091000000108)
  • [D]Hypersomnia with sleep apnoea (158153003)
  • [D]Insomnia with sleep apnea (206748000)
  • [D]Insomnia with sleep apnoea (158151001)
  • [D]Insomnia with sleep apnoea (495661000000105)
  • [D]Scoline apnea (309472006)
  • [D]Scoline apnoea (502671000000103)
  • [D]Sleep apnea syndrome (313246000)
  • [D]Sleep apnoea syndrome (502901000000102)
  • [X]Other apnea of newborn (206641003)
  • [X]Other apnoea of newborn (439231000000105)