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R29.725

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NIHSS score 25

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

What This Code Means

A score of 25 on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), indicating severe neurological impairment from stroke.

Coding Tips

  • •Scores at this level suggest significant disability and warrant documentation of all neurological deficits assessed
  • •Consider documenting serial NIHSS scores to track neurological changes over time during acute hospitalization

Code Hierarchy

└R29Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems└R29.7National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score└R29.72NIHSS score 20-29└R29.725NIHSS score 25
└R29.725NIHSS score 25

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