Is ICD-10-CM code G24 billable?

No, G24 (Dystonia) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code. It must be coded to a more specific subcategory before it can be used for reimbursement.

What chapter does ICD-10-CM code G24 belong to?

G24 belongs to Chapter 6 of the ICD-10-CM tabular list: G00–G99 (Diseases of the Nervous System).

G24

Non-Billable

ChapterG00–G99

Rankcategory

Description

Dystonia

About ICD-10-CM code G24

Under G00-G99 Diseases of the Nervous System, within Extrapyramidal and movement disorders (G20-G26), ICD-10-CM code G24 describes Dystonia. This code cannot be billed directly because more specific child codes exist beneath it.

Use a more specific code (7 billable, 1 non-billable)

G24.0Drug induced dystoniahas subcodes G24.1Genetic torsion dystonia G24.2Idiopathic nonfamilial dystonia G24.3Spasmodic torticollis G24.4Idiopathic orofacial dystonia G24.5Blepharospasm G24.8Other dystonia G24.9Dystonia, unspecified

Metadata & Insights

•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (G00-G99).

CH6 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Instructional Notes

Includes

dyskinesia

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

athetoid cerebral palsy (G80.3)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes

CH6Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)

G20-G26Extrapyramidal and movement disorders (G20-G26)

G24DystoniaNot billable

G24.0Drug induced dystoniaSubcodes

G24.1Genetic torsion dystoniaBillable

G24.2Idiopathic nonfamilial dystoniaBillable

G24.3Spasmodic torticollisBillable

G24.4Idiopathic orofacial dystoniaBillable

G24.5BlepharospasmBillable

G24.8Other dystoniaBillable

G24.9Dystonia, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to G24:

chapterCH6

Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)

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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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