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R29.7

Non-billable

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score

R29.7 is the ICD-10-CM code for National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score. It is a non-billable category code — use a more specific child code such as R29.70 for billing.

Status
Header (non-billable)
Chapter
R00-R99
Parent
R29
Subcodes
5
Edition
FY2026

R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Code first

  • •the type of cerebral infarction (I63.-)

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10 code R29.7?
R29.7 is the ICD-10-CM code for "National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score". It falls under R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
Is R29.7 a billable code?
No — R29.7 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code (such as R29.70) for billing.
What are the subcodes of R29.7?
R29.7 has 5 more specific child codes, including R29.70, R29.71, R29.72.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM FY2026. For informational purposes only — not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.

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