R40.2330
R40.2330 — Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, unspecified time
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R40.2330 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, unspecified time. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "0" — unspecified time
The following appropriate 7th character is to be added to subcategory R40.23-:
- 0
- unspecified time
- 1
- in the field [EMT or ambulance]
- 2
- at arrival to emergency department
- 3
- at hospital admission
- 4
- 24 hours or more after hospital admission
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Abnormal flexure posturing to pain or noxious stimuli (2-5 years of age)
- Coma scale motor score of 3
- Flexion/decorticate posturing (< 2 years of age)
Risk adjustment
R40.2330 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share R40.233. If R40.2330 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- R40.2331Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, in the field [EMT or ambulance]
- R40.2332Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, at arrival to emergency department
- R40.2333Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, at hospital admission
- R40.2334Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, 24 hours or more after hospital admission
Questions about R40.2330
- Is R40.2330 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. R40.2330 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does R40.2330 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 cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46).