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)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •abnormal findings on antenatal screening of motherO28
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- •signs and symptoms of breast,N63, N64.5
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(74)
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
Clinical Terms
- Weakness of right facial muscle
- Paresis, Facial
- Pareses, Facial
- Weakness of bilateral facial muscles
- face weakness
- Weakness of left facial muscle
- Weakness of facial musculature
- Weakness of orbicularis oculi muscle
- Lower facial weakness
- Facioplegia
- Myasthenia of facial muscles
- Frontalis muscle weakness
- facial drooping
- Reduced facial muscle strength
- Facial Muscle Weakness
- facial muscles weakness
- Decreased facial muscle strength
- Upper facial weakness
- Weakness of face muscles (finding)
- Weakness of facial muscles
- Weakness of occipitofrontalis muscle
- Facial droop
- Weakness of masseter muscle
- Facial weakness, lower motor neurone
- Weakness of face muscles
- Weakness of the facial muscles
- facial paresis
- Decreased strength of facial muscles
- Facial weakness, upper motor neurone
- Weak eye closure
- Weakness of face
- Bilateral facial muscle weakness
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.
How does R29.810 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like facial weakness affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R29.810?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R29.810 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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