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R29.1

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Meningismus

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Stiffness of the neck and back muscles that mimics meningitis symptoms but occurs without actual inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord.

Coding Tips

  • •Ensure meningitis has been ruled out before coding meningismus
  • •This is often a symptom of other conditions; document and code the underlying cause when identified

Code Hierarchy

└R29Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems└R29.1Meningismus
└R29.1Meningismus

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