2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R40.2132
Coma scale, eyes open, to sound, at arrival to emergency department
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- R40.2132
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Coma scale, eyes open, to sound, EMR
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
R40.2132 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of coma scale, eyes open, to sound, at arrival to emergency department. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
This code describes a circumstance which influences the patient's health status but not a current illness or injury. The code is unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Nervous system signs and symptoms
- CCSR Category Code: SYM010
- Inpatient Default CCSR: X - Not applicable.
- Outpatient Default CCSR: X - Not applicable.
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10-CM Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Unacceptable principal diagnosis - There are selected codes that describe a circumstance which influences an individual's health status but not a current illness or injury, or codes that are not specific manifestations but may be due to an underlying cause. These codes are considered unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.
Code History
- FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.