R29.723
R29.723 — NIHSS score 23
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R29.723 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nihss score 23. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
R29.723 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R29.723 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Related codes at this level
Codes that share R29.72. If R29.723 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about R29.723
- Is R29.723 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. R29.723 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does R29.723 sit in the tabular list?
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29).