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G24.9

G24.9: Dystonia, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G24.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dystonia, unspecified. 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.

  • Dyskinesia NOS

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G24.9

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

G24.9 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
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  • A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
  • A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Dyskinesia
  • Dystonia

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under G24

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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