R29.5
Billable codeTransient paralysis
The ICD-10 code for transient paralysis is R29.5.
Clinical notes
Code first
This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. Coding convention requires the underlying (etiology) code to be sequenced first, with this code listed second.
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- transient ischemic attack (G45.9)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •This code represents a manifestation. Documentation should identify the underlying condition, which must be coded first.
- •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
- R29.3Abnormal posture
- R29.4Clicking hip
- 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
- R29.5Transient paralysis
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 7814Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
R29.5 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.