G24
Header — not billableDystonia
The ICD-10 code for dystonia is G24.
G24 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- athetoid cerebral palsy (G80.3)
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- dyskinesia
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- G20Parkinson's diseasenon-billable header
- G21Secondary parkinsonismnon-billable header
- G23Other degenerative diseases of basal ganglianon-billable header
- G25Other extrapyramidal and movement disordersnon-billable header
- G26Extrapyramidal and movement disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- G24Dystonianon-billable header