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R29.730

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NIHSS score 30

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

What This Code Means

A score of 30 on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), representing the maximum severity on the scale indicating catastrophic acute stroke.

Coding Tips

  • •A perfect score of 30 indicates the most severe stroke presentation with profound neurological deficits
  • •Document all associated complications and comorbidities that may impact prognosis and treatment decisions

Code Hierarchy

└R29Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems└R29.7National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score└R29.73NIHSS score 30-39└R29.730NIHSS score 30
└R29.730NIHSS score 30

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