2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.3Abnormal posture
ICD-10-CM Codes›R00–R99›R25-R29›R29
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
R29.3 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for abnormal posture. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 91 through 93. As a symptom code, it should not be used as a principal diagnosis once a related definitive diagnosis has been established. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other general signs and symptoms.
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Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Abnormal position of head
- Abnormal posture
- Antalgic posture
- Decerebrate posture
- Decorticate posture
- Difficulty controlling pelvic posture
- Difficulty controlling posture
- Difficulty controlling shoulder girdle posture
- Difficulty controlling trunk posture
- Does not control head posture
- Does not control pelvic posture
- Does not control posture
- Does not control shoulder girdle posture
- Does not control trunk posture
- Dystonic posture
- Finding of body control
- Finding of truncal posture
- Finding related to ability to control head posture
- Finding related to ability to control pelvic posture
- Finding related to ability to control shoulder girdle posture
- Finding related to ability to control trunk posture
- Floppy posture
- Frog-like posture
- Hanging position
- Head lag
- Head position finding
- Hemiplegic posture
- Loss of postural sense
- Muscle rigidity
- Paraplegic posture
- Parkinsonian flexion posture
- Poor posture
- Posture paraplegic in extension
- Posture paraplegic in flexion
- Prone hanging
- Relaxed stoop trunk position
- Round shouldered posture
- Spastic positioning
- Spastic posture
- Stoop trunk position
- Stooped-over position
- Tripod position
- Unable to control head posture
- Unable to control pelvic posture
- Unable to control posture
- Unable to control shoulder girdle posture
- Unable to control trunk posture
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to R29.3: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 18. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
- Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
- The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
- (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
- (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
- (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
- (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
- (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
- (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities See Also: Anomaly;
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Convert R29.3 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
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Questions About R29.3Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for abnormal posture?
The ICD-10-CM code for abnormal posture is R29.3 (sometimes written as R293). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is R29.3 a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report abnormal posture on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does R29.3 group to?
When abnormal posture is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 91, 92, 93, with relative weights from 0.7783 to 1.7050 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can R29.3 be a principal diagnosis?
Use it with care. This is a symptom code, so once a definitive diagnosis explaining the abnormal posture is established, that condition takes the principal position instead.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of R29.3?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, abnormal posture converts to ICD-9-CM 781.92 (abnormal posture). The mapping is a direct match.
