R40.2411
R40.2411: Glasgow coma scale score 13-15, in the field [EMT or ambulance]
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R40.2411 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for glasgow coma scale score 13-15, in the field [emt or ambulance]. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R40.2411 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "1": in the field [EMT or ambulance]
The following appropriate 7th character is to be added to subcategory R40.24-:
- 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R40.2411
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with R40.2411
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
R40.2411 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.