R29.810
BillableFacial weakness
Facial weakness
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Facial droop
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Facial weakness95666008
- Weakness of face muscles95666008
- Lower facial weakness249932008
- Facial weakness, lower motor neurone249933003
- Facial weakness, upper motor neurone249934009
- Weak eye closure249935005
- Upper facial weakness298281008
- Weakness of left facial muscle734756006
- Weakness of right facial muscle734757002
- Frontalis muscle weakness1137499005
- Weakness of occipitofrontalis muscle1137499005
- Weakness of masseter muscle1137506007
- Weakness of orbicularis oculi muscle1137518003
- Bilateral facial muscle weakness15749961000119105
- Weakness of bilateral facial muscles15749961000119105
UMLS
- Decreased facial muscle strengthC0427055
- Decreased strength of facial musclesC0427055
- Face weaknessC0427055
- Facial Muscle WeaknessC0427055
- Facial ParesisC0427055
- Facial droopC0427055
- Facial muscle weaknessC0427055
- Facial paresisC0427055
- Facial weaknessC0427055
- FacioplegiaC0427055
- Myasthenia of facial musclesC0427055
- Pareses, FacialC0427055
- Paresis, FacialC0427055
- Reduced facial muscle strengthC0427055
- Weakness of faceC0427055
- Weakness of face musclesC0427055
- Weakness of face muscles (finding)C0427055
- Weakness of facial musclesC0427055
- Weakness of facial musculatureC0427055
- Weakness of the facial musclesC0427055
- face weaknessC0427055
- facial droopC0427055
- facial droopingC0427055
- facial muscle weaknessC0427055
- facial muscles weaknessC0427055
- facial paresisC0427055
- facial weaknessC0427055
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for facial weakness?
The ICD-10-CM code for facial weakness is R29.810. The full clinical description is "Facial weakness". R29.810 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R29.810 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R29.810 represents "Facial weakness". It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R29.810 a billable code?
Yes, R29.810 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R29.810 in?
R29.810 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R29.810?
R29.810 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: Bell's palsy (G51.0); facial weakness following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -92).
What SNOMED CT codes does R29.810 map to?
R29.810 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 15749961000119105, 95666008, 249933003, 249934009, 1137499005, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R29.810?
R29.810 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0427055. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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