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R29.72 ICD-10-CM Code: NIHSS score 20-29

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

NIHSS score 20-29 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (R29.72). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for R29.72 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Code First

Underlying conditions that must be sequenced before this code.

  • the type of cerebral infarction (I60.-, I61.-, I62.-, I63.-)

Change history

  • FY2027 — 2026-10-01
    Code First note added
    the type of cerebral infarction (I60.-, I61.-, I62.-, I63.-)
    FY2027 changes
  • FY2027 — 2026-10-01
    Code First note removed
    the type of cerebral infarction (I63.-)
    FY2027 changes
  • FY2017 — 2016-10-01
    Added to the code set
    NIHSS score 20-29
    FY2017 changes

Verify Before Coding

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Relationships & Classification

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name R29.72 or its code family.

4 Use Additional Code instructions: I60 (via R29.7.-), I61 (via R29.7.-), I62 (via R29.7.-), I63 (via R29.7.-).

Contextual Map

Every relationship of R29.72 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • R00-R99 — Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) (R00-R99) [Hierarchy]
  • R25-R29 — Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Use Additional Code instructions

  • I60 — Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage [Use Additional Code](via R29.7.-): “code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)” · check together
  • I61 — Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage [Use Additional Code](via R29.7.-): “code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)” · check together
  • I62 — Other and unspecified nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage [Use Additional Code](via R29.7.-): “code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)” · check together
  • I63 — Cerebral infarction [Use Additional Code](via R29.7.-): “code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)” · check together

Nearest codes (40)

  • R29 — Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems [Sibling]
  • R29.701 — NIHSS score 1 [Sibling]
  • R29.702 — NIHSS score 2 [Sibling]
  • R29.703 — NIHSS score 3 [Sibling]
  • R29.704 — NIHSS score 4 [Sibling]
  • R29.705 — NIHSS score 5 [Sibling]
  • R29.706 — NIHSS score 6 [Sibling]
  • R29.707 — NIHSS score 7 [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Change history (3)

  • FY2027 — Code First note added [Change history]
  • and 2 more

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can R29.72 be billed directly?

No. R29.72 (NIHSS score 20-29) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to R29.72 in its code family, with their registry titles.

View all codes in the R29 family