R29.0

R29.0: Tetany

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R29.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for tetany. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R29.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

hysterical tetany (F44.5)
neonatal tetany (P71.3)
parathyroid tetany (E20.9)
post-thyroidectomy tetany (E89.2)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Carpopedal spasm

Other codes that can never be billed with R29.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

E20Hypoparathyroidism

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R29.0 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57122Billing and Coding: Parathormone (Parathyroid Hormone)
A57189Billing and Coding: Serum Magnesium

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Pseudotetany
Tetany(due to)
Diathesis›spasmophilic
Syndrome›magnesium-deficiency
Tetany›convulsions
Tetany›hyperkinetic
Tetany›pseudotetany

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.