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G24.3

G24.3: Spasmodic torticollis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G24.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for spasmodic torticollis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check G24.3 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • congenital torticollis (Q68.0)
  • hysterical torticollis (F44.4)
  • ocular torticollis (R29.891)
  • psychogenic torticollis (F45.8)
  • torticollis NOS (M43.6)
  • traumatic recurrent torticollis (S13.4)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G24.3

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

Written on G24: Dystonia

  • athetoid cerebral palsy (G80.3)

Other codes that can never be billed with G24.3

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

G24.3 is named in 30 Medicare coverage policies: 30 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›cervical
  • Torticollis›spasmodic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under G24

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.