G25.69

G25.69: Other tics of organic origin

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G25.69 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other tics of organic origin. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check G25.69 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.

habit spasm (F95.9)
tic NOS (F95.9)
Tourette's syndrome (F95.2)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G25.69

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

Written on G25: Other extrapyramidal and movement disorders

sleep related movement disorders (G47.6-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

G25.69 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies: 18 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A56773Billing and Coding: Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Tic›degenerative(generalized) (localized)
Tic›organic origin
Tic›postchoreic
Tic›degenerative›facial

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under G25.6

G25.61Drug induced tics