Is R29.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. R29.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does R29.2 sit in the tabular list?

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29).

R29.2

R29.2 — Abnormal reflex

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R29.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for abnormal reflex. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

abnormal pupillary reflex (H57.0)
hyperactive gag reflex (J39.2)
vasovagal reaction or syncope (R55)

Risk adjustment

R29.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R29.2 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies — 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57123Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI

How R29.2 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to R29.2.

Areflexia
Hyper-reflexia
Hyporeflexia
Reflex
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›knee jerk
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›plantar reflex
Disorder›reflex
Disturbance›motor
Disturbance›reflex
Poor›sucking reflex(newborn)

Related codes at this level

Codes that share R29. If R29.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about R29.2

Is R29.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. R29.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does R29.2 sit in the tabular list?: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29).