R29.810
R29.810: Facial weakness
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R29.810 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for facial weakness. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R29.810 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.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Facial droop
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R29.810 is named in 19 Medicare coverage policies: 19 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52992Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
- A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Droop›facial
- Weak, weakening, weakness›facial
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.