R29.5

ICD-10Billable

Transient paralysis

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Transient paralysis

R29.5 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

transient ischemic attack (G45.9)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition before this code.

any associated spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-, S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)

Related codes in R29

Where this code sits

Chapter: 18. 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 code: R29

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.