ICD-10-CM Code R40.24
Glasgow coma scale, total score
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code R40.24 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of R40.24 that describes the diagnosis 'glasgow coma scale, total score' in more detail.
- R40.24 Glasgow coma scale, total score NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code R402 is used to code Coma
In medicine, coma (from the Greek κῶμα koma, meaning "deep sleep") is a state of unconsciousness in which a person: cannot be awakened; fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound; lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle; and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as being comatose. Typically, a distinction is made in the medical community between a coma and a medically induced coma, the former is generally understood to be a result of circumstances beyond the control of the medical community, while the latter is generally understood to be a means by which medical professionals may allow a patient's injuries to heal in a controlled environment.
| Specialty: | Neurology |
| MeSH Code: | D003128 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 780.01 |
Coding Notes for R40.24 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Use codes R40.21- through R40.23- only when the individual score(s) are documented See code R40.21-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R40.24 - Glasgow coma scale, total score'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R40.24. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: R40.2 - Coma