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R29.6
Repeated falls
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Repeated falls
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Falling, falls
- Repeated falls NEC
- Tendency > to fall
- Gait abnormality > falling
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| R29.0 | Tetany | Valid |
| R29.1 | Meningismus | Valid |
| R29.2 | Abnormal reflex | Valid |
| R29.3 | Abnormal posture | Valid |
| R29.4 | Clicking hip | Valid |
| R29.5 | Transient paralysis | Valid |
| R29.7 | National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score | Not billable |
| R29.8 | Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems | Not billable |
| R29.9 | Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems | Not billable |