G24.02

G24.02: Drug induced acute dystonia

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G24.02 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for drug induced acute dystonia. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Acute dystonic reaction to drugs
Neuroleptic induced acute dystonia

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G24.02

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on G24: Dystonia

athetoid cerebral palsy (G80.3)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

G24.02 is named in 31 Medicare coverage policies: 31 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Dystonia›neuroleptic induced(acute)
Dystonia›drug induced NEC›acute

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.