R40 Somnolence, stupor and coma
ICD-10-CM category R40 sits in Chapter 18 (Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified, R00-R99). It contains 101 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
R40.2 ComaR40.21 Coma scale, eyes openR40.211 Coma scale, eyes open, neverR40.212 Coma scale, eyes open, to painR40.213 Coma scale, eyes open, to soundR40.214 Coma scale, eyes open, spontaneousR40.22 Coma scale, best verbal responseR40.221 Coma scale, best verbal response, noneR40.222 Coma scale, best verbal response, incomprehensible wordsR40.223 Coma scale, best verbal response, inappropriate wordsR40.224 Coma scale, best verbal response, confused conversationR40.225 Coma scale, best verbal response, orientedR40.23 Coma scale, best motor responseR40.231 Coma scale, best motor response, noneR40.232 Coma scale, best motor response, extensionR40.233 Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexionR40.234 Coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawalR40.235 Coma scale, best motor response, localizes painR40.236 Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commandsR40.24 Glasgow coma scale, total scoreR40.241 Glasgow coma scale score 13-15R40.242 Glasgow coma scale score 9-12R40.243 Glasgow coma scale score 3-8R40.244 Oth coma,w/o Glasgow coma scale score,or w/part score report
Billable codes in R40
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
R40.0 | Somnolence |
R40.1 | Stupor |
R40.20 | Unspecified coma |
R40.2110 | Coma scale, eyes open, never, unspecified time |
R40.2111 | Coma scale, eyes open, never, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2112 | Coma scale, eyes open, never, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2113 | Coma scale, eyes open, never, at hospital admission |
R40.2114 | Coma scale, eyes open, never, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2120 | Coma scale, eyes open, to pain, unspecified time |
R40.2121 | Coma scale, eyes open, to pain, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2122 | Coma scale, eyes open, to pain, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2123 | Coma scale, eyes open, to pain, at hospital admission |
R40.2124 | Coma scale, eyes open, to pain, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2130 | Coma scale, eyes open, to sound, unspecified time |
R40.2131 | Coma scale, eyes open, to sound, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2132 | Coma scale, eyes open, to sound, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2133 | Coma scale, eyes open, to sound, at hospital admission |
R40.2134 | Coma scale, eyes open, to sound, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2140 | Coma scale, eyes open, spontaneous, unspecified time |
R40.2141 | Coma scale, eyes open, spontaneous, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2142 | Coma scale, eyes open, spontaneous, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2143 | Coma scale, eyes open, spontaneous, at hospital admission |
R40.2144 | Coma scale, eyes open, spontaneous, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2210 | Coma scale, best verbal response, none, unspecified time |
R40.2211 | Coma scale, best verbal response, none, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2212 | Coma scale, best verbal response, none, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2213 | Coma scale, best verbal response, none, at hospital admission |
R40.2214 | Coma scale, best verbal response, none, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
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 |
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 |
R40.2240 | Coma scale, best verbal response, confused conversation, unspecified time |
R40.2241 | Coma scale, best verbal response, confused conversation, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2242 | Coma scale, best verbal response, confused conversation, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2243 | Coma scale, best verbal response, confused conversation, at hospital admission |
R40.2244 | Coma scale, best verbal response, confused conversation, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2250 | Coma scale, best verbal response, oriented, unspecified time |
R40.2251 | Coma scale, best verbal response, oriented, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2252 | Coma scale, best verbal response, oriented, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2253 | Coma scale, best verbal response, oriented, at hospital admission |
R40.2254 | Coma scale, best verbal response, oriented, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2310 | Coma scale, best motor response, none, unspecified time |
R40.2311 | Coma scale, best motor response, none, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2312 | Coma scale, best motor response, none, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2313 | Coma scale, best motor response, none, at hospital admission |
R40.2314 | Coma scale, best motor response, none, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2320 | Coma scale, best motor response, extension, unspecified time |
R40.2321 | Coma scale, best motor response, extension, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2322 | Coma scale, best motor response, extension, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2323 | Coma scale, best motor response, extension, at hospital admission |
R40.2324 | Coma scale, best motor response, extension, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2330 | Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, unspecified time |
R40.2331 | Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2332 | Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2333 | Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, at hospital admission |
R40.2334 | Coma scale, best motor response, abnormal flexion, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2340 | Coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawal, unspecified time |
R40.2341 | Coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawal, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2342 | Coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawal, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2343 | Coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawal, at hospital admission |
R40.2344 | Coma scale, best motor response, flexion withdrawal, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2350 | Coma scale, best motor response, localizes pain, unspecified time |
R40.2351 | Coma scale, best motor response, localizes pain, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2352 | Coma scale, best motor response, localizes pain, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2353 | Coma scale, best motor response, localizes pain, at hospital admission |
R40.2354 | Coma scale, best motor response, localizes pain, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2360 | Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commands, unspecified time |
R40.2361 | Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commands, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2362 | Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commands, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2363 | Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commands, at hospital admission |
R40.2364 | Coma scale, best motor response, obeys commands, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2410 | Glasgow coma scale score 13-15, unspecified time |
R40.2411 | Glasgow coma scale score 13-15, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2412 | Glasgow coma scale score 13-15, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2413 | Glasgow coma scale score 13-15, at hospital admission |
R40.2414 | Glasgow coma scale score 13-15, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2420 | Glasgow coma scale score 9-12, unspecified time |
R40.2421 | Glasgow coma scale score 9-12, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2422 | Glasgow coma scale score 9-12, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2423 | Glasgow coma scale score 9-12, at hospital admission |
R40.2424 | Glasgow coma scale score 9-12, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2430 | Glasgow coma scale score 3-8, unspecified time |
R40.2431 | Glasgow coma scale score 3-8, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2432 | Glasgow coma scale score 3-8, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2433 | Glasgow coma scale score 3-8, at hospital admission |
R40.2434 | Glasgow coma scale score 3-8, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2440 | Other coma, without documented Glasgow coma scale score, or with partial score reported, unspecified time |
R40.2441 | Other coma, without documented Glasgow coma scale score, or with partial score reported, in the field [EMT or ambulance] |
R40.2442 | Other coma, without documented Glasgow coma scale score, or with partial score reported, at arrival to emergency department |
R40.2443 | Other coma, without documented Glasgow coma scale score, or with partial score reported, at hospital admission |
R40.2444 | Other coma, without documented Glasgow coma scale score, or with partial score reported, 24 hours or more after hospital admission |
R40.2A | Nontraumatic coma due to underlying condition |
R40.3 | Persistent vegetative state |
R40.4 | Transient alteration of awareness |
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