R41.82
R41.82: Altered mental status, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R41.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for altered mental status, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R41.82 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.
- Change in mental status NOS
Other codes that can never be billed with R41.82
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R41.82 is named in 21 Medicare coverage policies: 20 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57497Billing and Coding: Chest X-Ray Policynot covered
- A54799Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
- A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Alteration, Altered›mental status
- Change›mental status
- Symptoms NEC›involving›awareness›altered mental status
- Symptoms NEC›involving›cognitive functions›altered mental status
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.