Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29)
R25Abnormal involuntary movements
Excludes 1: specific movement disorders (G20-G26)
› stereotyped movement disorders (F98.4)
› tic disorders (F95.-)
R25.0Abnormal head movements
R25.1Tremor, unspecified
Excludes 1: chorea NOS (G25.5)
› essential tremor (G25.0)
› hysterical tremor (F44.4)
› intention tremor (G25.2)
R25.2Cramp and spasm
Excludes 2: carpopedal spasm (R29.0)
› charley-horse (M62.831)
› infantile spasms (G40.4-)
› muscle spasm of back (M62.830)
› muscle spasm of calf (M62.831)
R25.3Fasciculation
› Twitching NOS
R25.8Other abnormal involuntary movements
R25.9Unspecified abnormal involuntary movements
R26Abnormalities of gait and mobility
Excludes 1: ataxia NOS (R27.0)
› hereditary ataxia (G11.-)
› locomotor (syphilitic) ataxia (A52.11)
› immobility syndrome (paraplegic) (M62.3)
R26.0Ataxic gait
› Staggering gait
R26.1Paralytic gait
› Spastic gait
R26.2Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified
Excludes 1: falling (R29.6)
› unsteadiness on feet (R26.81)
R26.8Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
R26.81Unsteadiness on feet
R26.89Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
R26.9Unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility
R27Other lack of coordination
Excludes 1: ataxic gait (R26.0)
› hereditary ataxia (G11.-)
› vertigo NOS (R42)
R27.0Ataxia, unspecified
Excludes 1: ataxia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -93)
R27.8Other lack of coordination
R27.9Unspecified lack of coordination
R29Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
R29.0Tetany
› Carpopedal spasm
Excludes 1: hysterical tetany (F44.5)
› neonatal tetany (P71.3)
› parathyroid tetany (E20.9)
› post-thyroidectomy tetany (E89.2)
R29.1Meningismus
R29.2Abnormal reflex
Excludes 2: abnormal pupillary reflex (H57.0)
› hyperactive gag reflex (J39.2)
› vasovagal reaction or syncope (R55)
R29.3Abnormal posture
R29.4Clicking hip
Excludes 1: congenital deformities of hip (Q65.-)
R29.5Transient paralysis
Code First: any associated spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-, S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)
Excludes 1: transient ischemic attack (G45.9)
R29.6Repeated falls
› Falling
› Tendency to fall
Excludes 2: at risk for falling (Z91.81)
› history of falling (Z91.81)
R29.7National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score
Code First: the type of cerebral infarction (I63.-)
R29.70NIHSS score 0-9
R29.700NIHSS score 0
R29.701NIHSS score 1
R29.702NIHSS score 2
R29.703NIHSS score 3
R29.704NIHSS score 4
R29.705NIHSS score 5
R29.706NIHSS score 6
R29.707NIHSS score 7
R29.708NIHSS score 8
R29.709NIHSS score 9
R29.71NIHSS score 10-19
R29.710NIHSS score 10
R29.711NIHSS score 11
R29.712NIHSS score 12
R29.713NIHSS score 13
R29.714NIHSS score 14
R29.715NIHSS score 15
R29.716NIHSS score 16
R29.717NIHSS score 17
R29.718NIHSS score 18
R29.719NIHSS score 19
R29.72NIHSS score 20-29
R29.720NIHSS score 20
R29.721NIHSS score 21
R29.722NIHSS score 22
R29.723NIHSS score 23
R29.724NIHSS score 24
R29.725NIHSS score 25
R29.726NIHSS score 26
R29.727NIHSS score 27
R29.728NIHSS score 28
R29.729NIHSS score 29
R29.73NIHSS score 30-39
R29.730NIHSS score 30
R29.731NIHSS score 31
R29.732NIHSS score 32
R29.733NIHSS score 33
R29.734NIHSS score 34
R29.735NIHSS score 35
R29.736NIHSS score 36
R29.737NIHSS score 37
R29.738NIHSS score 38
R29.739NIHSS score 39
R29.74NIHSS score 40-42
R29.740NIHSS score 40
R29.741NIHSS score 41
R29.742NIHSS score 42
R29.8Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
R29.81Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous system
R29.810Facial weakness
› Facial droop
Excludes 1: Bell's palsy (G51.0)
› facial weakness following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -92)
R29.818Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous system
R29.89Other symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system
Excludes 2: pain in limb (M79.6-)
R29.890Loss of height
Excludes 1: osteoporosis (M80-M81)
R29.891Ocular torticollis
Excludes 1: congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis Q68.0
› psychogenic torticollis (F45.8)
› spasmodic torticollis (G24.3)
› torticollis due to birth injury (P15.8)
› torticollis NOS M43.6
R29.898Other symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system
R29.9Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
R29.90Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the nervous system
R29.91Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system