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R40.2143

R40.2143: Coma scale, eyes open, spontaneous, at hospital admission

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R40.2143 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for coma scale, eyes open, spontaneous, at hospital admission. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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7th character "3": at hospital admission

The following appropriate 7th character is to be added to subcategory R40.21-:

0
unspecified time
1
in the field [EMT or ambulance]
2
at arrival to emergency department
3
at hospital admission
4
24 hours or more after hospital admission

Inclusion terms

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

  • Coma scale eye opening score of 4

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R40.2143

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R40: Somnolence, stupor and coma

  • neonatal coma (P91.5)
  • somnolence, stupor and coma in diabetes (E08-E13)
  • somnolence, stupor and coma in hepatic failure (K72.-)
  • somnolence, stupor and coma in hypoglycemia (nondiabetic) (E15)

Other codes that can never be billed with R40.2143

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

  • R41.82Altered mental status, unspecified

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

R40.2143 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R40.214

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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