R40.222 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Coma scale, best verbal response, incomprehensible words.
Inclusion term
Coma scale verbal score of 2
Incomprehensible sounds (2-5 years of age)
Moans/grunts to pain; restless (<2 years old)
Codes
R40.2220
Coma scale, best verbal response, incomprehensible words, unspecified time
R40.2221
Coma scale, best verbal response, incomprehensible words, in the field [EMT or ambulance]
R40.2222
Coma scale, best verbal response, incomprehensible words, at arrival to emergency department
R40.2223
Coma scale, best verbal response, incomprehensible words, at hospital admission
R40.2224
Coma scale, best verbal response, incomprehensible words, 24 hours or more after hospital admission
Versions
2025
No changes
2024
No changes
2023
Code changed
Inclusion term
Coma scale verbal score of 2Incomprehensible sounds (2-5 years of age)Moans/grunts to pain; restless (< 2 years old)
- Coma scale verbal score of 2
- Incomprehensible sounds (2-5 years of age)
- Moans/grunts to pain; restless (<2 years old)
2022
Code changed
Inclusion term
Coma scale verbal score of 2Incomprehensible sounds (2-5 years of age)Moans/grunts to pain; restless (<2 years old)
- Coma scale verbal score of 2
- Incomprehensible sounds (2-5 years of age)
- Moans/grunts to pain; restless (< 2 years old)
2021
No changes
2020
No changes
2019
Code changed
Inclusion term
Incomprehensible sounds (2-5 years of age)Moans/grunts to pain; restless (<2 years old)
- Coma scale verbal score of 2
- Incomprehensible sounds (2-5 years of age)
- Moans/grunts to pain; restless (<2 years old)
2018
Code changed
Inclusion term
- Incomprehensible sounds (2-5 years of age)
- Moans/grunts to pain; restless (<2 years old)
2017
No changes
2016
New code