R29.72
Non-Billable
ChapterR00–R99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description
NIHSS score 20-29
Use a more specific code (10 billable)
Metadata & Insights
- •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
- •Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).
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) score
R29.72NIHSS score 20-29Not billable
Applicable Ancestor Context
The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R29.72:
chapterCH18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
View context instructionsMS-DRG Classification
No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.
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