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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

R40.2330Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, unspecified time

✓ Billable / specificRequires 7th characterNot a principal dx

R40.2330 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, unspecified time. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.Short description: Coma scale, best motor, abnormal flexion, unspecified time

Code last changed in FY2019 (effective October 1, 2018). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About R40.2330

R40.2330 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, unspecified time. It belongs to category R40 (Somnolence, stupor and coma), block R40-R46 (symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior) and chapter 18 (symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified). It is billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

The 7th character "0" means unspecified time.

It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 951 (Other Factors Influencing Health Status, relative weight 0.5577), in MDC 23 (Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.

It is not acceptable as the principal diagnosis for an inpatient stay; it may be reported as a secondary diagnosis.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2019 (title revised).

7th character

0unspecified time

Other encounter types for R40.233:

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R40.2330.

› From R40.2 Coma
Note
  • One code from each subcategory, R40.21-R40.23, is required to complete the coma scale
Code first
  • any associated:
  • fracture of skull (S02.-)
  • intracranial injury (S06.-)
› From R40 Somnolence, stupor and coma
Excludes1
  • neonatal coma (P91.5)
  • somnolence, stupor and coma in diabetes (E08-E13)
  • somnolence, stupor and coma in hepatic failure (K72.-)
  • somnolence, stupor and coma in hypoglycemia (nondiabetic) (E15)

Broader instructions also apply from R40-R46 Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior and Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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Inpatient MS-DRGs this diagnosis can group to, as the principal or a secondary diagnosis, depending on the rest of the claim.

MDC 23 · Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • FY2019 (effective 10/1/2018): Title revised — was “Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal, unspecified time”

Common questions about R40.2330

Is R40.2330 billable?

Yes. R40.2330 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

What does the "0" at the end of R40.2330 mean?

It is the 7th character for unspecified time.

Can R40.2330 be used as a principal diagnosis?

No. It is not acceptable as the principal diagnosis for an inpatient stay; it may be reported as a secondary diagnosis.

Is R40.2330 a CC or MCC?

No. R40.2330 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does R40.2330 group to?

R40.2330 is used in the MS-DRG v44.0 logic for MS-DRG 951 (Other Factors Influencing Health Status). Which one applies depends on whether it is the principal diagnosis and on the rest of the claim.