G24.1 — Genetic torsion dystonia
Is G24.1 billable?
Yes — G24.1 is billable for FY2027. G24.1 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. G24.1 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
G24.1 at a glance
| Code | G24.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Genetic torsion dystonia |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does G24.1 group to?
G24.1 sits in MDC 01 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 056Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with MCCmedical
- 057Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCCmedical
How is G24.1 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to G24.1. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Schwalbe-Ziehen-Oppenheim disease
- Tortipelvis
- Ziehen-Oppenheim disease
- Disease, diseased › Schwalbe-Ziehen-Oppenheim
- Dysbasia › lordotica
- Dystonia › deformans progressiva
- Dystonia › familial
- Dystonia › idiopathic
- Dystonia › musculorum deformans
- Dystonia › torsion
- Spasm, spastic, spasticity › torsion (s)
- Dystonia › idiopathic › familial
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to G24.1.
- Dystonia deformans progressiva
- Dystonia musculorum deformans
- Familial torsion dystonia
- Idiopathic familial dystonia
- Idiopathic (torsion) dystonia NOS
- (Schwalbe-) Ziehen-Oppenheim disease
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G24.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G24.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from G24
The conditions below are not part of G24.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G24.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- athetoid cerebral palsy (G80.3)
How long has G24.1 existed?
G24.1 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.