R29.7 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score

Non-billable header with 5 child codes.

Code first

• the type of cerebral infarction (I63.-)

Codes under R29.7

• R29.70 NIHSS score 0-9
• R29.71 NIHSS score 10-19
• R29.72 NIHSS score 20-29
• R29.73 NIHSS score 30-39
• R29.74 NIHSS score 40-42

Code annotations containing back-references to R29.7

Back-references to R29.7

• Use Additional: I60 Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage ("code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)")
• Use Additional: I61 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage ("code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)")
• Use Additional: I62 Other and unspecified nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage ("code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)")
• Use Additional: I63 Cerebral infarction ("code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R29.7

• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) score
• Score, NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)

Nearby codes

• R29.2 Abnormal reflex
• R29.3 Abnormal posture
• R29.4 Clicking hip
• R29.5 Transient paralysis
• R29.6 Repeated falls
• R29.7 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (this code)
• R29.70 NIHSS score 0-9
• R29.700 NIHSS score 0
• R29.701 NIHSS score 1
• R29.702 NIHSS score 2
• R29.703 NIHSS score 3