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R29.726

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NIHSS score 26

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

What This Code Means

A score of 26 on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), reflecting severe stroke-related neurological deficits.

Coding Tips

  • •Document whether this score was obtained pre-treatment or post-intervention to establish baseline severity
  • •Ensure coordination with stroke team documentation regarding treatment eligibility and clinical decision-making

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└R29.726NIHSS score 26
└R29.726NIHSS score 26

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