NIHSS score 10-19

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:

R29.710 NIHSS score 10
R29.711 NIHSS score 11
R29.712 NIHSS score 12
R29.713 NIHSS score 13
R29.714 NIHSS score 14
R29.715 NIHSS score 15
R29.716 NIHSS score 16
R29.717 NIHSS score 17
R29.718 NIHSS score 18
R29.719 NIHSS score 19

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

FY2017 Added to the code set NIHSS score 10-19

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
R29.70	NIHSS score 0-9	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