R27.0
R27.0: Ataxia, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R27.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for ataxia, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R27.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- ataxia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -93)
Other codes that can never be billed with R27.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R27.0 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
- A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Ataxia, ataxy, ataxic
- Lack of›coordination›ataxia
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.