NIHSS score 0-9

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2017 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 10 more specific codes instead:

R29.700 NIHSS score 0
R29.701 NIHSS score 1
R29.702 NIHSS score 2
R29.703 NIHSS score 3
R29.704 NIHSS score 4
R29.705 NIHSS score 5
R29.706 NIHSS score 6
R29.707 NIHSS score 7
R29.708 NIHSS score 8
R29.709 NIHSS score 9

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

FY2017 Added to the code set NIHSS score 0-9

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.

NIHSS score
Score, NIHSS

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
R29.71	NIHSS score 10-19	Not billable
R29.72	NIHSS score 20-29	Not billable
R29.73	NIHSS score 30-39	Not billable
R29.74	NIHSS score 40-42	Not billable