R29.3
Billable codeAbnormal posture
The ICD-10 code for abnormal posture is R29.3.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- R29.0Tetany
- R29.1Meningismus
- R29.2Abnormal reflex
- R29.4Clicking hip
- R29.5Transient paralysis
- R29.6Repeated falls
- R29.7National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scorenon-billable header
- R29.8Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systemsnon-billable header
- R29.9Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systemsnon-billable header
- R29.3Abnormal posture
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 78192
Associated MS-DRGs
R29.3 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.