R29.1 - Meningismus
| ICD-10: | R29.1 |
| Short Description: | Meningismus |
| Long Description: | Meningismus |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
R29.1 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of meningismus. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
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.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Decreased flexion
- Decreased flexion
- Decreased flexion
- Meningeal irritation
- Meningism
- Meningism present
- Nuchal rigidity
- Nuchal rigidity
- Nuchal rigidity
- Nuchal rigidity due to meningitis
- Nuchal rigidity due to subarachnoid hemorrhage
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Disease, diseased - See Also: Syndrome;
- - Dupré's (meningism) - R29.1
- - Dupré's disease (meningism) - R29.1
- - Meningismus (infectional) (pneumococcal) - R29.1
- - due to serum or vaccine - R29.1
- - Rigid, rigidity - See Also: condition;
- - nuchal - R29.1
- - Syndrome - See Also: Disease;
- - Dupré's (meningism) - R29.1
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| R29.1 | 781.6 - Meningismus |
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Code History
- 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
