Is R40.2344 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. R40.2344 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does R40.2344 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 cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46).

R40.2344

R40.2344 — Coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawal, 24 hours or more after hospital admission

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R40.2344 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawal, 24 hours or more after hospital admission. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "4" — 24 hours or more after hospital admission

The following appropriate 7th character is to be added to subcategory R40.23-:

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 motor score of 4
Withdraws from pain or noxious stimuli (2-5 years of age)

Risk adjustment

R40.2344 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

R40.2344 is named in 21 Medicare coverage policies — 21 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 R40.234. If R40.2344 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about R40.2344

Is R40.2344 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. R40.2344 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does R40.2344 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 cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46).