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R29.5 - Transient paralysis


The ICD 10 Code for Transient paralysis is listed as R29.5.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R29.5
Description: Transient paralysis
  • Code first any associated spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-, S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)
  • Excludes1: transient ischemic attack (G45.9)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
091 - Other Disorders Of Nervous System W Mcc
092 - Other Disorders Of Nervous System W Cc
093 - Other Disorders Of Nervous System W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29)
Parent R29 - Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 781.4 - Transient paralysis of limb (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R29.5:
R29.0 - Tetany
R29.1 - Meningismus
R29.2 - Abnormal reflex
R29.3 - Abnormal posture
R29.4 - Clicking hip
R29.6 - Repeated falls
R29.8 - Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
R29.9 - Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems