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R29.728

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NIHSS score 28

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

What This Code Means

A score of 28 on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), representing very severe acute stroke with significant neurological dysfunction.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the specific components contributing to this high score, particularly level of consciousness and motor deficits
  • •Ensure this code is used only for acute stroke presentations, not for chronic post-stroke sequelae

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└R29.728NIHSS score 28
└R29.728NIHSS score 28

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