R40.223 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, inappropriate words.
Inclusion term
Coma scale verbal score of 3
Inappropriate crying or screaming (< 2 years of age)
Screaming (2-5 years of age)
Codes
R40.2230
Coma scale, best verbal response, inappropriate words, unspecified time
R40.2231
Coma scale, best verbal response, inappropriate words, in the field [EMT or ambulance]
R40.2232
Coma scale, best verbal response, inappropriate words, at arrival to emergency department
R40.2233
Coma scale, best verbal response, inappropriate words, at hospital admission
R40.2234
Coma scale, best verbal response, inappropriate words, 24 hours or more after hospital admission
Versions
2025
No changes
2024
No changes
2023
No changes
2022
No changes
2021
No changes
2020
No changes
2019
Code changed
Inclusion term
Inappropriate crying or screaming (< 2 years of age)Screaming (2-5 years of age)
- Coma scale verbal score of 3
- Inappropriate crying or screaming (< 2 years of age)
- Screaming (2-5 years of age)
2018
Code changed
Inclusion term
- Inappropriate crying or screaming (< 2 years of age)
- Screaming (2-5 years of age)
2017
No changes
2016
New code