G25.71

G25.71: Drug induced akathisia

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G25.71 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for drug induced akathisia. 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.

Drug induced acathisia
Neuroleptic induced acute akathisia
Tardive akathisia

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G25.71

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

G25.71 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Acathisia(drug induced)
Akathisia(drug-induced) (treatment-induced)
Akathisia›neuroleptic induced(acute)
Akathisia›tardive
Disorder›movement›drug-induced›akathisia

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.