Is R29.709 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. R29.709 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does R29.709 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).

R29.709

R29.709 — NIHSS score 9

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R29.709 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nihss score 9. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

R29.709 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

R29.709 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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Related codes at this level

Codes that share R29.70. If R29.709 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about R29.709

Is R29.709 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. R29.709 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does R29.709 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).