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Neurology Coding:

Use Specific Dystonia Code, if Possible

Published on Mon Sep 29, 2025

Question: A patient is diagnosed with familial torsion dystonia. I can’t find this condition in the ICD-10-CM code book; should I use G24.8, G24.9, or some other diagnosis code for this condition? Washington Subscriber Answer: You shouldn’t report either of the codes you mentioned. Instead, report G24.1 (Genetic torsion dystonia). Familial torsion dystonia is an alternate term for G24.1, along [...]
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