ICD-10-CM · Chapter 18 · R00–R99
R40.225
Coma scale, best verbal response, oriented
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- R40.225
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Category
- R40 — Somnolence, stupor and coma
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM R40.225 is a category (header) for coma scale, best verbal response, oriented. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in R40
- R40Somnolence, stupor and coma
- R40.0Somnolence
- R40.1Stupor
- R40.2Coma
- R40.20Unspecified coma
- R40.21Coma scale, eyes open
- R40.211Coma scale, eyes open, never
- R40.2110Coma scale, eyes open, never, unspecified time
- R40.2111Coma scale, eyes open, never, in the field [EMT or ambulance]
- R40.2112Coma scale, eyes open, never, at arrival to emergency department
- R40.2113Coma scale, eyes open, never, at hospital admission
- R40.2114Coma scale, eyes open, never, 24 hours or more after hospital admission
- R40.212Coma scale, eyes open, to pain
- R40.2120Coma scale, eyes open, to pain, unspecified time
- R40.2121Coma scale, eyes open, to pain, in the field [EMT or ambulance]
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