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R40

Non-Billable (Header)

Somnolence, stupor and coma

Last updated: FY2026 ICD-10-CM (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026) | CMS-HCC V28 (100% phase-in, PY2026)

What This Code Means

R40 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for somnolence, stupor and coma. R40 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (r00-r99), within the section covering symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (r40-r46).

Header codes like R40 cannot be reported on claims directly — they organize child codes that share clinical context but the actual diagnosis must be coded to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation. Coders should look at R40's child codes and select the one that matches the patient's documented presentation, since payers reject header codes submitted as the primary diagnosis. For risk adjustment workflows, header codes never contribute to a Medicare Advantage member's RAF score on their own; only billable child codes that happen to map to a payment HCC affect risk-adjusted plan payments.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, RAF weights, and MEAT documentation criteria for R40 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • neonatal coma (P91.5)
  • somnolence, stupor and coma in diabetes (E08-E13)
  • somnolence, stupor and coma in hepatic failure (K72.-)
  • somnolence, stupor and coma in hypoglycemia (nondiabetic) (E15)

Child Codes

Code Hierarchy

R40Somnolence, stupor and coma
R40Somnolence, stupor and coma

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