R29 — Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
Not billable
Is R29 billable?
No — R29 is a non-billable header code. R29 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 57 billable codes beneath R29.
Billable codes under this header
- R29.0Tetany
- R29.1Meningismus
- R29.2Abnormal reflex
- R29.3Abnormal posture
- R29.4Clicking hip
- R29.5Transient paralysis
- R29.6Repeated falls
- R29.90Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the nervous system
- R29.91Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system
- 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
- R29.810Facial weakness
- R29.818Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous system
- R29.890Loss of height
- R29.891Ocular torticollis
- R29.898Other symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system
R29 at a glance
| Code | R29 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18
The conditions below are not part of R29, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R29 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under R29? (10)
- R29.0Tetany
- R29.1Meningismus
- R29.2Abnormal reflex
- R29.3Abnormal posture
- R29.4Clicking hip
- R29.5Transient paralysis
- R29.6Repeated falls
- R29.7National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scorenot billable
- R29.8Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systemsnot billable
- R29.9Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systemsnot billable
How long has R29 existed?
R29 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.