R40.236⚠ Requires 7th Character

Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commands

⚠ 7th Character Required

The following appropriate 7th character is to be added to subcategory R40.23-:

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to R40.236:

0unspecified timeR40.23601in the field [EMT or ambulance]R40.23612at arrival to emergency departmentR40.23623at hospital admissionR40.2363424 hours or more after hospital admissionR40.2364

Inclusion Terms

  • •Coma scale motor score of 6
  • •Normal or spontaneous movement (< 2 years of age)
  • •Obeys commands (2-5 years of age)

Code Hierarchy

┌18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)├R40-R46Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46)├R40Somnolence, stupor and coma
└R40.236Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commands

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