R29.7

Non-Billable
ChapterR00–R99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).

Instructional Notes

Code First
  • the type of cerebral infarction (I63.-)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R25-R29Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29)
R29Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
R29.7National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scoreNot billable
R29.70NIHSS score 0-9Subcodes
R29.71NIHSS score 10-19Subcodes
R29.72NIHSS score 20-29Subcodes
R29.73NIHSS score 30-39Subcodes
R29.74NIHSS score 40-42Subcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R29.7:

chapterCH18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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