R29.5 Transient paralysis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• transient ischemic attack (G45.9)

Code first

• any associated spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-, S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 091-093 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 781.4 Transient paralysis of limb (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to R29.5

Back-references to R29.5

• Code Also: S14 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level ("transient paralysis (R29.5)")
• Code Also: S24 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level ("transient paralysis (R29.5)")
• Code Also: S34 Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level ("transient paralysis (R29.5)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R29.5

• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › transient

Nearby codes

• R29.0 Tetany
• R29.1 Meningismus
• R29.2 Abnormal reflex
• R29.3 Abnormal posture
• R29.4 Clicking hip
• R29.5 Transient paralysis (this code)
• R29.6 Repeated falls
• R29.7 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score
• R29.70 NIHSS score 0-9
• R29.700 NIHSS score 0
• R29.701 NIHSS score 1