Is R29.7 a billable code?
No. R29.7 is a header code that groups 43 more specific codes. Use one of the billable codes listed on this page instead.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 diagnosis code
R29.7: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score
Header code: not billableValid for dates of service October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
R29.7 groups related diagnoses under national institutes of health stroke scale (nihss) score. It cannot be used on a claim by itself. Choose the billable code below that matches the patient's record.
Billable codes under R29.7
- R29.700NIHSS score 0
- R29.701NIHSS score 1
- R29.702NIHSS score 2
- R29.703NIHSS score 3
- R29.704NIHSS score 4
- R29.705NIHSS score 5
- R29.706NIHSS score 6
- R29.707NIHSS score 7
- R29.708NIHSS score 8
- R29.709NIHSS score 9
- R29.710NIHSS score 10
- R29.711NIHSS score 11
- R29.712NIHSS score 12
- R29.713NIHSS score 13
- R29.714NIHSS score 14
- R29.715NIHSS score 15
- R29.716NIHSS score 16
- R29.717NIHSS score 17
- R29.718NIHSS score 18
- R29.719NIHSS score 19
- R29.720NIHSS score 20
- R29.721NIHSS score 21
- R29.722NIHSS score 22
- R29.723NIHSS score 23
- R29.724NIHSS score 24
- R29.725NIHSS score 25
- R29.726NIHSS score 26
- R29.727NIHSS score 27
- R29.728NIHSS score 28
- R29.729NIHSS score 29
- R29.730NIHSS score 30
- R29.731NIHSS score 31
- R29.732NIHSS score 32
- R29.733NIHSS score 33
- R29.734NIHSS score 34
- R29.735NIHSS score 35
- R29.736NIHSS score 36
- R29.737NIHSS score 37
- R29.738NIHSS score 38
- R29.739NIHSS score 39
- R29.740NIHSS score 40
- R29.741NIHSS score 41
- R29.742NIHSS score 42
Other codes in R29 Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
- R29.0Tetany
- R29.1Meningismus
- R29.2Abnormal reflex
- R29.3Abnormal posture
- R29.4Clicking hip
- R29.5Transient paralysis
- R29.6Repeated falls
- R29.8Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systemsheader
- R29.9Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systemsheader
R29.7 questions
What does R29.7 mean?
R29.7 is the ICD-10-CM code for National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score. It is in chapter 18, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99).
Code titles come from the official ICD-10-CM files published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics. Always check payer rules and the clinical record before billing.