R40.24 – Glasgow coma scale, total score
Coding Notes
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Notes
Assign a code from subcategory R40.24, when only the total coma score is documented
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| R00-R99 | Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) |
| R40-R46 | Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46) |
| R40 | Somnolence, stupor and coma |
| R40.2 | Coma |
| R40.24 |
Glasgow coma scale, total score
Notes
Assign a code from subcategory R40.24, when only the total coma score is documented
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| R40.241 | Glasgow coma scale score 13-15 |
| R40.242 | Glasgow coma scale score 9-12 |
| R40.243 | Glasgow coma scale score 3-8 |
| R40.244 | Other coma, without documented Glasgow coma scale score, or with partial score reported |