Unacceptable Principal Diagnosis Codes

NIHSS score 36

NIHSS score 37

NIHSS score 38

NIHSS score 39

NIHSS score 40

NIHSS score 41

NIHSS score 42

Coma scale, eyes open, never, unspecified time

Coma scale, eyes open, never, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, eyes open, never, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, eyes open, never, at hospital admission

Coma scale, eyes open, never, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, eyes open, to pain, unspecified time

Coma scale, eyes open, to pain, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, eyes open, to pain, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, eyes open, to pain, at hospital admission

Coma scale, eyes open, to pain, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, eyes open, to sound, unspecified time

Coma scale, eyes open, to sound, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, eyes open, to sound, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, eyes open, to sound, at hospital admission

Coma scale, eyes open, to sound, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, eyes open, spontaneous, unspecified time

Coma scale, eyes open, spontaneous, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, eyes open, spontaneous, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, eyes open, spontaneous, at hospital admission

Coma scale, eyes open, spontaneous, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, best verbal response, none, unspecified time

Coma scale, best verbal response, none, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, best verbal response, none, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, best verbal response, none, at hospital admission

Coma scale, best verbal response, none, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, best verbal response, incomprehensible words, unspecified time

Coma scale, best verbal response, incomprehensible words, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, best verbal response, incomprehensible words, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, best verbal response, incomprehensible words, at hospital admission

Coma scale, best verbal response, incomprehensible words, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, best verbal response, inappropriate words, unspecified time

Coma scale, best verbal response, inappropriate words, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, best verbal response, inappropriate words, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, best verbal response, inappropriate words, at hospital admission

Coma scale, best verbal response, inappropriate words, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, best verbal response, confused conversation, unspecified time

Coma scale, best verbal response, confused conversation, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, best verbal response, confused conversation, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, best verbal response, confused conversation, at hospital admission

Coma scale, best verbal response, confused conversation, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, best verbal response, oriented, unspecified time

Coma scale, best verbal response, oriented, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, best verbal response, oriented, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, best verbal response, oriented, at hospital admission

Coma scale, best verbal response, oriented, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, best motor response, none, unspecified time

Coma scale, best motor response, none, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, best motor response, none, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, best motor response, none, at hospital admission

Coma scale, best motor response, none, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, best motor response, extension, unspecified time

Coma scale, best motor response, extension, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, best motor response, extension, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, best motor response, extension, at hospital admission

Coma scale, best motor response, extension, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, unspecified time

Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, at hospital admission

Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawal, unspecified time

Coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawal, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawal, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawal, at hospital admission

Coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawal, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, best motor response, localizes pain, unspecified time

Coma scale, best motor response, localizes pain, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, best motor response, localizes pain, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, best motor response, localizes pain, at hospital admission

Coma scale, best motor response, localizes pain, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commands, unspecified time

Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commands, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commands, at arrival to emergency department

Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commands, at hospital admission

Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commands, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Glasgow coma scale score 13-15, unspecified time

Glasgow coma scale score 13-15, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Glasgow coma scale score 13-15, at arrival to emergency department

Glasgow coma scale score 13-15, at hospital admission

Glasgow coma scale score 13-15, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Glasgow coma scale score 9-12, unspecified time

Glasgow coma scale score 9-12, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Glasgow coma scale score 9-12, at arrival to emergency department

Glasgow coma scale score 9-12, at hospital admission

Glasgow coma scale score 9-12, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Glasgow coma scale score 3-8, unspecified time

Glasgow coma scale score 3-8, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Glasgow coma scale score 3-8, at arrival to emergency department

Glasgow coma scale score 3-8, at hospital admission

Glasgow coma scale score 3-8, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Other coma, without documented Glasgow coma scale score, or with partial score reported, unspecified time

Other coma, without documented Glasgow coma scale score, or with partial score reported, in the field [EMT or ambulance]

Other coma, without documented Glasgow coma scale score, or with partial score reported, at arrival to emergency department