ICD-10 Code for Tic
Also indexed as (disorder)
The ICD-10-CM code for tic is F95.9 — Tic disorder, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for tic with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
F95.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which tic code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 12 codes under Tic. 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
| breathing | F95.8 | Other tic disorders | |
| child problem | F95.0 | Transient tic disorder | |
| compulsive | F95.1 | Chronic motor or vocal tic disorder | |
| de la Tourette | F95.2 | Tourette's disorder | |
| degenerative | G25.69 | Other tics of organic origin | |
| douloureux | G50.0 | Trigeminal neuralgia | |
| drug-induced | G25.61 | Drug induced tics | |
| eyelid | F95.8 | Other tic disorders | |
| habit | F95.9 | Tic disorder, unspecified | |
| lid, transient of childhood | F95.0 | Transient tic disorder | |
| motor-verbal | F95.2 | Tourette's disorder | |
| occupational | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders | |
| orbicularis | F95.8 | Other tic disorders | |
| organic origin | G25.69 | Other tics of organic origin | |
| provisional | F95.0 | Transient tic disorder | |
| postchoreic | G25.69 | Other tics of organic origin | |
| psychogenic, compulsive | F95.1 | Chronic motor or vocal tic disorder | |
| salaam | R25.8 | Other abnormal involuntary movements | |
| spasm | F95.9 | Tic disorder, unspecified | |
| specified NEC | F95.8 | Other tic disorders |
Tic degenerative
| facial | G25.69 | Other tics of organic origin |
Tic disorder
Tic douloureux
Tic habit
Tic orbicularis
| transient of childhood | F95.0 | Transient tic disorder |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources