Which chorea code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 7 codes under Chorea. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| drug-induced | G25.4 | Drug-induced chorea |
| habit | F95.8 | Other tic disorders |
| hereditary | G10 | Huntington's disease |
| Huntington's | G10 | Huntington's disease |
| hysterical | F44.4 | Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit |
| minor | I02.9 | Rheumatic chorea without heart involvement |
| progressive | G25.5 | Other chorea |
| rheumatic | I02.9 | Rheumatic chorea without heart involvement |
| Sydenham's | I02.9 | Rheumatic chorea without heart involvement |
Chorea with
| heart involvement | I02.0 | Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement |
| heart involvement › active or acute | I02.0 | Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement |
| heart involvement › rheumatic | I02.9 | Rheumatic chorea without heart involvement |
| heart involvement › rheumatic › with valvular disorder | I02.0 | Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement |
Chorea minor
| with heart involvement | I02.0 | Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement |
Chorea progressive
| hereditary | G10 | Huntington's disease |
Chorea rheumatic
| with heart involvement | I02.0 | Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement |
Chorea Sydenham's
| nonrheumatic | G25.5 | Other chorea |