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FY2027

R29.4 — Clicking hip

Billable

Is R29.4 billable?

Yes — R29.4 is billable for FY2027. R29.4 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. R29.4 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

R29.4 at a glance

CodeR29.4
DescriptionClicking hip
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does R29.4 group to?

R29.4 sits in MDC 08 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 555Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with MCCmedical
  • 556Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without MCCmedical

How is R29.4 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R29.4. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Clicking hip (newborn)

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with R29.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • congenital deformities of hip (Q65.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18

The conditions below are not part of R29.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R29.4 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
  • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)

How long has R29.4 existed?

R29.4 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.

Which codes are confused with R29.4?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with R29.4 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.

What other codes are in the R29 family? (9)