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R29.729

R29.729NIHSS score 29

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R29.729 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nihss score 29. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

R29.729 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

R29.729 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 R29.72. If R29.729 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about R29.729

Is R29.729 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
Yes. R29.729 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does R29.729 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).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

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