R29.6 Repeated falls

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Falling
• Tendency to fall

Excludes2 (not included here)

• at risk for falling (Z91.81)
• history of falling (Z91.81)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 781.99 Other symptoms involving nervous and musculoskeletal systems (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to R29.6

Back-references to R29.6

• Type 1 Excludes: R26.2 Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified ("falling (R29.6)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R29.6

• Falling, falls (repeated)
• Gait abnormality › falling
• Repeated falls NEC
• Tendency › to fall

Nearby codes

• R29.1 Meningismus
• R29.2 Abnormal reflex
• R29.3 Abnormal posture
• R29.4 Clicking hip
• R29.5 Transient paralysis
• R29.6 Repeated falls (this code)
• 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
• R29.702 NIHSS score 2