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R29.741

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NIHSS score 41

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

What This Code Means

A score of 41 on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), which measures the severity of neurological deficits after a stroke.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when the NIHSS score of 41 is specifically documented; do not estimate or calculate from other findings
  • •This score indicates severe stroke; ensure the stroke diagnosis is also coded separately

Code Hierarchy

└R29Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems└R29.7National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score└R29.74NIHSS score 40-42└R29.741NIHSS score 41
└R29.741NIHSS score 41

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