ICDcodes.org
FY2027

R29.7 — National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score

Not billable

Is R29.7 billable?

No — R29.7 is a non-billable header code. R29.7 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 43 billable codes beneath R29.7.

Billable codes under this header

R29.7 at a glance

CodeR29.7
DescriptionNational Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is R29.7 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R29.7. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • NIHSSscore (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)
  • Score, NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)

Code first

The underlying condition below must be sequenced before R29.7. R29.7 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18

The conditions below are not part of R29.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R29.7 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)

What codes fall under R29.7? (5)

How long has R29.7 existed?

R29.7 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

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